-The Indian Express Epidemics are social dramas WHOse plots are made from the bricks and mortar of local material. An understanding of this will tell us WHO lives, WHO dies and what kind of society emerges. The odd thing about an epidemic is that though it might be global in nature, it is impossible to understand its impact without paying close attention to the local conditions within which it circulates. Calls for...
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Dr D Nageshwar Reddy, Chairperson of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and Padma Bhushan recipient, interviewed by GS Vasu (The New Indian Express)
-The New Indian Express In a chat with The New Indian Express Editor GS Vasu, the internationally renowned medical expert shares two key findings that give India reason to hope. HYDERABAD: At a time of paranoia and panic over how long this corona-fuelled lockdown may stretch, internationally-renowned medical expert Dr D Nageshwar Reddy has good news. "This is something we can easily conquer. There’s no need to panic,” he says, while adding...
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-Scroll.in One man suffered a heart attack while walking along the Agra highway. Some others, including children, were killed in road accidents. Thousands of migrant workers have been trying to get home, with many of them attempting to cross state borders, amid the 21-day lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Many of them have died. While the deaths of at least 22 such migrants are documented, the actual...
More »Stimulus is less than what it appears to be, govt must do more for farmers -Ajay Vir Jakhar
-The Indian Express Farmers have WHOleheartedly voted for the PM twice; it is the time he reciprocated the feelings and returned the favour. Every season has an end for a harvest to begin. April is upon us; the Indian summer will soon sear the land and wheat harvest will commence in full measure in Punjab & Haryana, while it has already begun in other parts of the country. Other than that, we...
More »Coronavirus: Delhi’s violence-hit areas become even more vulnerable after doctor tests positive -Ipsita Chakravarty
-Scroll.in Even the Delhi government’s compensation programme has been held up by the lockdown. Till a month ago, Haroon Ali had a home, work as a part-time driver and an additional source of income from supplying stationery to shops. Then the riots stormed through North East Delhi, uprooting hundreds. Ali and his wife, as their home and belongings in Shiv Vihar were destroyed by mobs. The family sought shelter in a relief...
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