Latest Reports - Page 16
'New COVID Variant Result Of Virus' Attempt To Adapt'
Mumbai: The new mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, comes with a "greater degree of infectivity",...
Women Collectives Tackle Teen Sex, Contraception And Nutrition
Bastar & Mumbai: Ratni Kashyap, 20, sat in her courtyard with her 17-day-old newborn, snugly wrapped in a towel,...
India's Path To 10 Mn COVID-19 Cases
New Delhi: India's first case was recorded in January 2020, although the first case of COVID-19 globally had been...
Why India Does Not Need A Two-Child Law
Jaipur: With fertility rates falling across states, India does not need a law enforcing a two-child norm as sought by a...
Cancer Treatment Is Free In Govt Hospitals, Yet Poor Patients Drop Out
Guwahati: On an overcast afternoon in October, 22-year-old Surabhi Arandhara stood holding her two-year-old son, Arshik...
Is COVID-19 Vaccine A Public Or Private Good?
Mumbai: The UK has issued emergency-use authorisation to administer the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech,...
'COVID Got Global Attention Because It Affected Rich Countries'
New Delhi: India, with 2.4 million tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2019, has the most cases (27%) in the world. With...
'Virus Particles Piggyback On PM 2.5 Leading To Deadly Cocktail'
Mumbai: The record high number of new COVID-19 cases being reported in Delhi is a "direct effect of air pollution", says...