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18-06-2021
37 STORIES
Wildlife
The status of the leopard in India
Although small in size, the leopard, estimated at around 13,000 in India, is a skilled and versatile hunter. But the fact is that there are six leopar
Rakesh Shukla
Literature
‘What Mother ought to know’, ‘Body and blood’ & ‘The parable of the sower’: Three Malayalam stories by Gracy in translation
Three Malayalam stories in translation...
Controversy
Right-wing elements communalise creation of new Punjab district
The Punjab government’s decision to create the Muslim-majority Malerkotla district has come under attack from BJP ideologues who, in disregard for the
SOCIAL ISSUES
Caste-based humiliation in Tamil Nadu village
Dalit elders are forced to prostrate before an extra-constitutional body consisting of caste Hindus for conducting a temple festival without their per
ESSAY
Modi as Tuqhlaq
What “benefits” does the Central Vista Project bring to India’s people? What is to be gained by massive statues built on land or sea?
COVID-19 Update: Gujarat
Pyres of a tragedy in Gujarat as the COVID-19 crisis worsens
The State’s fatality rate has not fallen and there is concern over unaccounted COVID deaths.
COVID-19 Update: Maharashtra
Maharashtra for opening up slowly
Even as the Maharashtra government prepares to announce the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, it is well aware of the dilemma ahead.
Justice for Sterlite victims
Tamil Nadu government's remedial measures come as solace for Sterlite police violence victims
The Tamil Nadu government upgrades the appointments of those affected by police violence in Thoothukudi during the anti-Sterlite protests three years
COVID-19 Update: Goa
Failure of leadership in Goa is leading to the second wave of the pandemic not being handled well
There are no signs that the number of infections in Goa is decreasing, and the State’s infrastructure, including its health facilities, cannot cope wi
Anupama Katakam
Kerala's efforts in tackling COVID-19
COVID-19: No room for laxity in Kerala as deaths rise even as cases fall
The falling number of active cases and test positivity ratio offer a glimmer of hope, but the rising number of daily deaths is a source of worry.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Karnataka
COVID-19: Surge in rural Karnataka
In Karnataka, the daily death count remains high and rural areas experience a surge even as the overall case numbers decline.
COVID-19 Update: Telangana
COVID-19: What the numbers on the Telangana government’s website hide
As hospitals continue to be overwhelmed and doctors say that it is still too early to claim that Telangana is past the second wave of COVID, the numbe
COVID-19 Update: Tamil Nadu
COVID-19: An all-out battle in Tamil Nadu
Blatant violation of COVID-19 related norms in the urban centres and the pandemic’s rapid spread to the rural areas force the new government to pull o
COVID-19 Update: Andhra Pradesh
COVID-19: Andhra Pradesh fight against pandemic marked by community involvement
Although the infection curve shows signs of flattening, the government ramps up measures to involve the people at every level in combating the pandemi
COVID-19 Update: West Bengal
High death count in West Bengal
As West Bengal continued to struggle with the COVID crisis and the death count showed no sign of coming down, the very severe cyclonic storm Yaas brou
COVID-19 Update: Jammu & Kashmir
Amid a surge of COVID cases in Jammu, the Union territory is facing a shortage of oxygen and vaccines
The daily death toll due to COVID-19 is rising in the Jammu area, but the administration of the Union Territory seems to be preoccupied more with cont
COVID-19 Update: Odisha
Cyclone in COVID times
Odisha continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic with its focus on villages, where infections were found to be spreading.
COVID-19 Update
Local body elections and the Kumbh Mela has taken COVID-19 infections into the rural areas of Uttar Pradesh
As western Uttar Pradesh counts its dead, Shamli tells a story of how ill-timed local elections turned into a COVID-19 superspreader event. The admini
COVID-19
Fudging the death count in Varanasi
Under-reporting of COVID deaths marks the pandemic situation in Uttar Pradesh.
TRIBUTE
Sunderlal Bahuguna: Himalaya’s foot soldier
Sunderlal Bahuguna’s (1927-2021) primary identity is of a crusader to save the Himalayan environment and people, but he also inspired generations of e
COVID-19
Persons with disabilities face double whammy of inaccessibility and official apathy in the pandemic
Even as two reports on the impact of the pandemic on people with disabilities point out cracks in the system, disability rights advocates complain abo
COVID-19
BJP leaders promoting fake cures for COVID-19, peddling pseudoscience
Elected BJP representatives find novel ways to promote fake cures for the coronavirus infection.
COVID-19
Hindu right-wing organisations in the U.S avail themselves of low-interest loans offered by the Small Business Administration
Even as questions are being asked in India about the money the Prime Minister and various Chief Ministers collected in the name of COVID relief, in th
Covid-19
Facts about mucormycosis
Modi, Yogi under RSS microscope
RSS top brass unhappy with Modi, Yogi handling of second wave
Rattled by the recent losses in elections to three State Assemblies and Uttar Pradesh’s local bodies, the RSS top brass takes stock of the situation t
Reports
How the poor live in the time of pandemic and lockdown
A report by trade union organisations highlights the problems the poor people face in Bengaluru because of the pandemic and the lockdown.
COVID-19
Black fungus: The deathly infection
The incidence of black fungus, the fatal opportunistic infection, underscores the need for significant public health investment in disease control and
Interview: Dr Hemanth Nandigala
Dr Hemanth Nandigala: ‘You cannot quicken the process of manufacturing vaccines too much’
Interview with Dr Hemanth Nandigala, managing director, Virchow Biotech Private Limited.
COVID-19
COVID-19: Vaccine follies
The Indian COVID-19 vaccine story is a string of missteps based on the Modi government’s exaggerated claims of exceptionalism, grounded in voodoo noti
Interview: Dr Satyajit Rath
‘India needs to spread its bets on vaccines’: Dr Satyajit Rath
Interview with Dr Satyajit Rath, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune.
Economic Perspectives
The economic crisis is real; the picture of economic resilience is an illusion
While two official reports on the economic fallout of the second wave of COVID-19 in India suggest that it has been less severe than the first, the fa
COVID-19
Misplaced optimism as COVID numbers go down
The government seems to be showing some optimism that the second wave is waning, but the continuing upward graph of the death toll points to a differe
Opposition to Israeli belligerence
Israeli attack on Gaza sparks global outrage
Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip evokes unprecedented worldwide condemnation but right-wing regimes stand by it, while several Democratic leaders urg
COVER STORY
Israel’s impunity, U.S.’ complicity
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resorts to military operations in Gaza with U.S. support to hold on to power and mow down Hamas as it is the only fo
Books
Book Review: Ishtiaq Ahmed's "Jinnah: His Successes, Failures and Role in History" attempts to understand Partition
This book is not a biography or even an account of what M.A. Jinnah the politician did or did not do. It is an attempt at historical reasoning by a po
West Asia
Savaging the Gaza Strip
Israel targets the defenceless population of Gaza on the direct orders of Benjamin Netanyahu, who is desperately trying to cling on to power. After a
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