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  • COVID-19: Let’s prepare for the long haul

    PUBLISHED IN:
    Financial Express

    Five major modelling studies reveal that suppression strategy might require multiple lockdowns until a vaccine is available. Governments must prepare themselves and society for such an eventuality.

  • The anatomy of a pandemic: Silent infections could erode containment efforts’ efficacy

    PUBLISHED IN:
    Financial Express

    Silent infections could erode containment efforts’ efficacy; developing anti-virals and vaccine must be part of the near-term vision.

  • To reverse mass extinction of species, set quantitative goals for wildlife, biodiversity protection

    PUBLISHED IN:
    Times of India

    The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), has systematically divided and named all of Earth’s 4.5 billion year history. The length of time has been split from the longest to shortest as eons, eras, periods and ages. According to IUGS, we are currently in the Phanerozoic eon, Cenozoic era, Quaternary [...]

  • Budget 2020: Investment in clean air would have cascading benefits for Economy, Brand India

    PUBLISHED IN:
    Financial Express

    Budget 2020-21: The finances for this can be mustered by shifting resources from kerosene subsidies, and NCEF.

  • Income inequality, climate crisis: What the next decade holds for us

    PUBLISHED IN:
    Financial Express

    The quartet of drivers would put massive stress on our society. But, these challenges are also an opportunity to make big-ticket governance reforms.

  • Junk food must carry warning labels

    PUBLISHED IN:
    Financial Express

    It is in the interest of the consumers, the food industry and the nation that the dangers of junk food are disclosed and widely disseminated

  • India needs national and state missions to modernise the brick sector

    PUBLISHED IN:
    Financial Express

    Demand-side regulations like mandating a certain percentage of building materials from fly ash in the building by-laws of cities could go a long way in increasing the utilisation of fly ash.

  • No bricks in the wall

    PUBLISHED IN:
    Financial Express

    The recent draft notification on utilisation of fly ash for making bricks is poorly designed and, if implemented, will shut down the construction industry.

  • India in the firing line of antimicrobial resistance

    PUBLISHED IN:
    Financial Express

    World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) was observed across the globe during November 12-18 2018. It is an annual event that aims to increase awareness among doctors, veterinarians, pharmacists and other health workers so that they administer antibiotics with caution and only when needed.

  • What’s next for flood-devastated Kerala?

    PUBLISHED IN:
    Financial Express

    An estimated 25–30 trillion litres of water fell over the state, enough to cause floods even if Kerala’s ecosystem was in pristine condition