India has started one of the world’s largest immunization programmes in the world with two vaccines – Oxford’s Astra Zeneca Covishield produced by Serum Institute of India and Covaxin produced by Bharat Biotech
Author: Swati Saxena
2021: What is likely to stay and what will change
Masks are likely to stay, so is some level of social distancing. Experts have already asked people, even those vaccinated, to keep wearing masks.
India 2020: A year in 20 pictures
Hathras rape victim is cremated in the dead of night by the police becoming one of the biggest travesties of justice
Women have had it worse during pandemic
Report by non-profit international aid organization CARE showed that pandemic has caused a crisis in women’s mental health.
Media’s coverage of farmers’ protest is a new low
Farmers have been arguing that these legislations will eventually bring an end to the mandi system and leave them vulnerable to corporates bringing an end to assured procurement of their crops at MSP.
Pandemic and the new normal: What we missed and what we will learn
The coronavirus pandemic has shown us how completely life can be disrupted due to a single virus. How borders are porous and public health is a global responsibility.
Vaccination will be a bigger challenge than Covid-19 vaccine for India
Serum Institute of India that has partnered to produce the vaccine says it will be available by March 2021 in the market. Meanwhile Bharat Biotech has partnered with Washington University to develop an intranasal vaccine for COVID-19.
The pandemic will see rise in multigenerational living
Multigenerational living, where two or more generations of the family, live together with fully or partially shared spaces, is on the rise.
What do the agricultural reforms mean for the farmers in India?
These Bills passed amidst massive objections from opposition parties have resulted in farmers, particularly from Punjab and Haryana, launching protests which since then have spread far and wide.
ASHAs, the backbone of health in India are demanding their rights
ASHAs in villages have been instrumental in bringing health to the doorsteps of many who have little or no access to health otherwise, especially women and children.
We need to talk about other health conditions affected due to Covid-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed the health systems around the world. Doctors, nurses, and health workers are pulling long shifts and working themselves to exhaustion often at the cost of their own health. Many have succumbed to COVID-19 while trying to save lives. In most parts of the world, health workers[Read More…]
Revival of rural economy may be a ray of hope during COVID crisis
Rural economic revival would not have been possible without some key factors that contributed to this.
The enduring appeal of horror movies
Horror has been a consistently popular genre. Late night dorm parties, holidays and sleepovers and even midnight solo binge watching have chosen horror over other genres. So what really draws us to horror?
What work from home will mean for us and the economy?
Many without support system at home, or caring for children or elderly have found this transition harder in the absence of school or professional care.
India needs to drastically increase testing for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic
Experts have opined that India’s testing capacity must grow by a factor of ten and India’s testing capacity is still drastically insufficient for the needs of the population.
The pandemic and the rise of petty tyrants
Traditionally conceived to represent urbans and sub urbans interests, Resident Welfare Associations have metamorphosed into narrow-minded and bigoted groups of petty tyrants
What the future of learning may look like?
Online education is not new. In fact a large number of open universities, and even regular universities were offering large variety of classes online.
India approaches Plasma Therapy for COVID 19 with caution
Plasma therapy uses plasma of recovered patients so that its antibodies can detect the virus and mitigate its growth.
Coronavirus vaccine: Where are we?
The first human trial for vaccine has already begun at the Kaiser Permanente research facility in Seattle, Washington.
COVID crisis has put a spotlight on health systems and response around the world
Amongst the European countries, Germany has reported a very low mortality rate due to COVID at 0.6 percent (the mortality rate in China is 4 percent, 10.1 percent in Italy, 7.4 percent in Spain, 5.3 percent in France and 4.9 percent in the UK.)
How coronavirus and measures to contain it will impact poor in India
This is probably the first time in the history of independent India that such measures have been imposed for a public health emergency. Social distancing will be impossible for millions living in slums.
Markets in the time of Coronavirus Outbreak
Economists expect 2.8% global growth this year, the weakest since 2009. These fears about the effect of the Coronavirus outbreak on economic growth has led to mayhem in financial markets across the globe over the last week.
Communal violence in Delhi: The global reaction and where India is headed as a nation
Violence in Delhi has been widely covered globally. The Guardian called this the “worst religious violence for decades” and discussed the context of the discriminatory law CAA.
Budget 2020: Reviving demand critical to deal with slowing Indian economy and faltering job market
Efforts for the disinvestment of PSUs has not yielded much success as less than a fifth of the target have been achieved so far.
Coronavirus outbreak: How prepared is India?
In the era of social media and rapid spread of even unsubstantiated information, it remains to be seen how spread of virus affects people and societies.