In 2019, the illegal wildlife trade reached staggering levels. Pangolin scales and ivory were being trafficked in massive quantities from Africa to Asia, exposing a network of crime syndicates operating at an industrial scale. The sheer volume of these shipments marked a disturbing milestone, one that revealed the global reach …
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has obtained permission for “restricted use in public health emergency” of two second-line HIV medications for use against the novel coronavirus (nCoV). Top Health Ministry officials said these medications are to be used only in “vulnerable” cases, as they are not without side-effects. …
This week Kerala reported its third case of coronavirus, a student of a university in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of the viral outbreak that has spread globally in less than a month. The student who hails from Kasargode is out of danger, and so are the other …
Since Dec 31, 2019, the Chinese city of Wuhan has reported an outbreak of atypical pneumonia caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Cases have been exported to other Chinese cities, as well as internationally, threatening to trigger a global outbreak. Here, we provide an estimate of the size of …
Due to Coronavirus, India had to go through lockdown for months. Due to this, the Indian economy suffered too but one thing which improved was the Air Quality Index (AQI). This is why blue skies were visible and so was the sun every during evenings. In Delhi, the air pollution …
As COVID-19 cases surge daily, another monster readies itself to attack the respiratory system. Scientists fear a double whammy once air pollution starts spiraling. Research shows that air pollution may turn mild covid infections into acute cases.
If there is one thing that the global crisis of COVID-19 has hammered home, it is the very fragile relationship we share with our environment and with the other species that inhabit and co-inhabit it along with us. COVID-19 is a zoonotic disease, which are considered as the direct result …
India's Coronavirus tally stands at 69,06,151 cases with death toll at 1,06,490. Stubble burning in north Indian states like Haryana & Punjab is rising. Farm fires will lead to more pollution. On the other hand, winter is also arriving. The question is - Will air pollution boost Covid in India? …
India's Coronavirus tally stands at 69,06,151 cases with death toll at 1,06,490. Stubble burning in north Indian states like Haryana & Punjab is rising. Farm fires will lead to more pollution. On the other hand, winter is also arriving.
Every year, the people of north India, especially Delhi, suffer from severe air pollution during the period of winter. The dip is air quality has many reasons including unfavourable weather, vehicles, stubble burning, etc. My Right to Breathe Member Jai Dhar Gupta says that from Lahore to Dhaka, the Indo-Gangetic …
On The Urban Debate today, Tanvi Shukla discusses the hazardous air which is choking Delhi. The citizens are paying price for slow death in the National Capital. For the second day in a row, the Air Quality Index in Delhi and NCR region remains severely toxic. The rising pollution is …
साल भर में एक बार सरकारें Air Pollution की चिंता करती है, अभी के मौसम में Delhi सहित कई शहरों में दोबारा AQI बढ़ गया है और pollution ने फिर हालत खराब कर दी है. अब Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal ने पटाखों पर बैन लगा दिया है, सवाल है की …
