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BRICS Summit in the Backdrop of COVID-19 and the US Election
On 17 November 2020, Russia will chair the 12th BRICS Summit. The initial BRIC acronym was coined by Jim O’Neill… Read More
Children at High Risk from Fluoride-Contaminated Drinking Water: Study
In parts of the Khurda and Nayagarh districts of Odisha, fluoride concentration in groundwater has been found to be high,… Read More
Ecofriendly Technology to Protect Marine Ecosystem
It is estimated that there would be a twenty fold increase in the global marine traffic by 2050 which could… Read More
State of India’s Poor: Learning from the Pandemic and the Way Forward
The Community-Led Local Entitlements and Claims Tracker (COLECT) initiative of Praxis has brought to light gaps in access to entitlements.… Read More
Pandemic-Stressed Economy: Start-up Loans up to Rs 50 cr under Priority Sector
The Narendra Modi-led government’s Start Up initiative has got a major boost with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revising its… Read More
Study Underlines Link between COVID-19 and Air Pollution
As winters are arriving the Delhi/NCR region has started experiencing the problem of smog. From the past few years, it… Read More
Nomadic Tribes and New Constructions in Pir Panchal
Gujjar or Van Gujjar and Bakkarwal communities are nomadic shepherding tribes residing in the Himalayan region shared between India and… Read More
Fight Against TB to Get a Shot in the Arm
The fight against Tuberculosis (TB) could be in for a major boost, with a team of researchers drawn from several… Read More
CSIR partners with TataMD for diagnostic testing for COVID-19
Tata Medical and Diagnostics Ltd. (TataMD), the healthcare venture from Tata Group, has announced the commercial launch of TataMD CHECK,… Read More
State of Child Sex Ratio and Gender Equality in India
Women are seen as nurturers and the providers of emotional caretaking, and men are considered providers of economic support. Despite… Read More