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Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD

-UN News Billions of people are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to rising food and energy prices amid rapid inflation and increasing debt, leaving the most vulnerable consumers in a dire SITuation, said the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD on Tuesday. UNCTAD’s analysis shows that a 10 per cent increase in food prices will trigger a five per cent decrease in the incomes of the...

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Couch scribes -Sevanti Ninan

-The Telegraph Twitter is making journalism lazy Some sixteen years after the micro-blogging SITe was created,Twitter occupies more mind space on an hourly basis than its social media rivals. It is currently most used for news breaks in times of conflict,revolution or negotiation and for direct communication by politicians and governments. The rest of the time it offers opinion-mongering by journalists and the public at large and becomes a platform for journalists and...

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Pakistani Hindu refugees at Delhi's Majnu ka Tila remain devoid of basic facilities -Aparna Bose

-PTI/ The Telegraph Similar concerns echoed for Afghan Hindus and Sikhs, who have been brought to India after reports of attacks on minorities in Afghanistan Secluded within a confined zone in Delhi's Majnu-Ka-Tila, Pakistani Hindu refugees who moved to India with hopes of securing their lives have been surviving in tents and semi-kutcha houses with no access to the basic facilities like water and electricity. Fifty-two-year-old refugee Radha Solanki, who moved to India...

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Wastewater surveillance for COVID-19 reveals dynamics of infection -Shubashree Desikan

-The Hindu The method can reveal trends in viral loads, infections due to new viruses, AMR genes and act as advance warning system In ensuring sufficient precautions and preventive measures be taken in pandemic-driven SITuations, a very important estimate is of the number of people infected, regions where infection is high and decreasing or increasing trends in viral load. Based on this, civic bodies can decide on targeted vaccination drives, lockdowns and...

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With floods ruining NRC-relevant documents, Assam residents face bleak future -Satananda Bhattacharjee

-TheFederal.com The residents, who have lost their official documents in the flood water, now have no means to prove their Indian identity through the NRC Floods can wreck homes and lives, but if you are in this part of the country, it could even affect your citizenship. “I can’t prove my citizenship now. I have lost everything in the recent floods. My house in Ashram Road is still under water. I have lost...

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