Heat waves impacted millions of people
Climate change made a severe rise in heat in India and Pakistan 30 times more likely, says a study by Extreme Event Attribution. By Saadia Azim Two people were killed on May 30 whe...
READ MOREClimate change to have grim health fallout
According to WHO, climate change will cause around 250 000 additional deaths per year from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea, and heat stress between the years 2030 and 2050...
READ MOREI am an introvert but lockdown wasn’t for me.
I, along with many others, considered the lockdown a haven for introverts. But soon the piercing arrow of reality burst my bubble....
READ MORE
China’s zero Covid strategy faces old age hurdle
The overall vaccination rate in China stands at nearly 88 percent. But only about half of those over 80 and 48% of those over 60 have received two vaccinations...
READ MORE
Bleak lives: Women and children with HIV
Forty six percent of the 1.7 million children infected with HIV in 2020 had no access to life-saving treatments....
READ MOREFake news, post truth delay global climate justice
"The ideological position of media, influences the intensity and content about climate action, in developed and developing countries alike.", says the new IPCC report ...
READ MOREIndia’s global warming paradox
Forests are supposed to fight climate change, but in India’s case opposite could be true: forests could succumb to climate change if no urgent ameliorative measures are taken....
READ MORE
COVID lockdown: Drones, robot dogs patrol ‘ghost town’ Shanghai
The recent surge in Coronavirus cases in China, although small compared to some other countries, is a significant challenge to China's zero-Covid strategy...
READ MORE
Busting infertility myths: It’s not just women’s fault
One-third of infertility cases are caused by male reproductive issues, one-third by female reproductive issues, and one-third by both male and female reproductive issues. ...
READ MORE
Climate change harms your health
And the Covid pandemic by cutting down spending on emissions may have further harmed the climate...
READ MORE
In numbers: India’s continuing TB battle
Nearly a third of the world’s Tuberculosis cases occur in India. Notwithstanding the impact of COVID and financial challenges, the country remains committed to eliminating the di...
READ MORE
Hong Kong COVID deaths: Virus’ rise from the dead
Just as we thought that the Covid-19 pandemic was coming to an end, and economies around the world were beginning to recover, the outbreak of the contagion in Hong-Kong and several...
READ MORE