Opinion

The drug 2-DG has received approval as an adjuvant therapy for moderate to severe COVID-19 patients in India.

The National Endangered Species Day is an opportunity to assess how many species are facing the threat of extinction and the impact of climate change on the ecosystem.

Captain Vijayan brooks no interference from the management. He now wants to carve a legacy as the tallest CPM leader and most efficient CM Kerala has ever seen.

The Haryana government has been working extra hard in rural areas to communicate proactively and bust myths around COVID-19.

When Hamas launched rockets on Israel, it was aware it would have to pay a higher price, in terms of casualties and destruction of the already dilapidated Gaza strip.

Pfizer’s “sales strategy” was simple: Sell to whoever can pay right away. Naturally, the rich countries promptly soaked up the supplies leaving everybody else in the lurch.

Each system will have its strengths. But, I definitely think what Mumbai has done should be replicated, at least some of it, in other cities.

BJP often has to contend with the charge of being a party of upper castes. Yet, it was perfectly happy to replace its old Brahmin leadership with Narendra Modi.

A century of communal and political violence has changed the colour of the Bengali soil. It has hindered the state's progress and economic growth.

Technology transfer, a key component for timely manufacturing of vaccines, will help developing country manufacturers save months if not years of time.

Covid-19 spread is determined by the interaction of the agent (the virus), the host (humans) and the environment (external factors), which form an epidemiologic triad.

To demand, or even expect, business as usual in these times is like China saying: Use Chinese firms, allow them to intrude into your countries, or else!

Along with the recklessness, there is both arrogance and denial. Farm union leaders insist that they will not back down. This tone is hardly reassuring.

GSP-Plus or Generalised Scheme of Preferences aims at helping economies of vulnerable developing countries by cutting down or completely wavering duties on imports coming into the EU

Kamal Haasan needs to project the right image of a long-term player in politics to counter the jibes of his rivals who call him a seasonal politician.

Kerala’s own strongman, Pinarayi Vijayan has shown that he will be a force to reckon with in the anti-NDA space.