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Emphasising self-reliance in science

The draft science policy is a rambling document, but it contains nuggets of scientific vision and information

A medical worker inoculates a frontline staff with a COVID-19 vaccine at KIMS hospital in Hyderabad on January 25, 2021.

The best shot against COVID

Upendra Kaul Meera Shah

Vials of Covishield at the Serum Institute of India, Pune.

More vaccines than takers

R. Prasad Exporting limited quantities of Covishield is wise as India is unlikely to meet its vaccination target by July

Pallbearers of ‘cow science’

Aniket Sule Pseudoscientific claims are made by pliant researchers, supported by the state and believed by a section of society

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NOTEBOOK Comment

Of Chinese statistics and the Keqiang Index

How can India contain the economic impact of COVID-19?

Safeguarding the vulnerable among us

Test, test, test for the virus

If COVID-19 affected a district

COVID-19 and the great Chinese puzzle

Beware of a lopsided lockdown

The poor seem to count for very little in the Central government’s curfew plan

The race to find a cure for COVID-19

While efforts to develop an anti-COVID-19 vaccine are encouraging, safety issues are paramount

COVID-19 and a city’s anatomy

How the virus is changing the world and lives

Services at our doorstep

Similar to health workers, delivery workers are the new front-line force keeping citizens’ lives running

In riot aftermath, it’s scorched health care too

As north-east Delhi shows, a population losing trust in the care system can affect other health-care indicators as well

Long live the nation-state

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that the nation-state is not only alive but absolutely essential

COVID-19: Many tasks at hand

India has a formidable challenge ahead as it needs to control the disease, combat misinformation and protect civil liberties

For a new generation of heroes in court

It is because of their righteous conduct and commitment to the Constitution that some judges stand out

The age of the neoliberal virus

In their response to the pandemic, countries have hardly evinced concern about the health and well-being of workers

How to handle a pandemic

The Kerala government has been successful in putting the public health sector back on the rails

Not an unfettered right

Sovereignty is subject to constraints

Picking up the quantum technology baton

With the Budget announcement providing direction, the stakeholders need to roll-out the national mission quickly

On the frontline, fighting the coronavirus

With 53 confirmed cases, Maharashtra now has the highest number of novel coronavirus cases in India. Jyoti Shelar speaks to doctors, medical officers and microbiologists who remain vigilant as the virus continues to spread

Blunting the economic impact of a pandemic

There are a number of helpful actions the government can take in response to the unfolding distress across sectors

Will Modi’s COVID-19 fund initiative revive SAARC?

Only robust political will and cooperation, not conflict, can lead to development in the region

Waiting patiently for information during a pandemic

It is difficult to contact officials but getting accurate information is worth the effort

Need for re-orientation

State universities will have to deliver more to the State where they are located

COVID-19: What nature seems to be telling us

It is reminding us that we need to acknowledge, with humility, our quintessential equality and interdependence

An SC verdict violative of minority rights

The recent decision by a two-judge bench takes away autonomy of madrasas in W. Bengal

Over the cliff

The next U.S. President must take cues from Sanders’s Green New Deal while formulating climate policy

Faith can’t override public health

The U.P. govt.’s move to proceed with the Ayodhya ‘mela’ defies WHO guidelines and its own advisory

Time for a powerful display of humanity

In a pandemic it is easy to apportion blame, but this is a moment for the world to be standing together

We need more policewomen

Increasing the number of women recruits alone will not be enough; institutional changes are as important

Revisiting scientific temper

In the wake of COVID-19, Indians have made some progress towards inculcating a scientific temper

Coming to terms with biometrics in policing

Modern technology has dangers, but there should be hope that care and sophistication would transform investigation

A prediction model for COVID-19

The SEIR model was helpful in making estimations in the case of Ebola and SARS

Miseries and masterstrokes

Bihar has slipped further on human development as Nitish Kumar is busy pursuing opportunistic policies

Coronavirus | A problematic testing strategy

Kerala’s rationale for revising its COVID-19 testing guidelines could prove counterproductive

Closing the gender gap in science

With few women in the field, the quality of science and advancement of society are both affected

A crisis-hit Iran at the crossroads

The coronavirus pandemic creates fresh possibilities for cooperation between the West Asian nation and its neighbours

A dam of contention in Africa

International mediation over GERD is no substitute for regional cooperation

Reforming power to serve people

Political parties in India pursue power without adequate transparency and accountability

Kanshiram’s legacy of Dalit empowerment left adrift

In the absence of any credible sourcing of talent within the BSP, other regional units could step in and fill the vacuum

Back-to-school jitters in the Kashmir Valley

After a seven-month break caused by the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and the consequent shutdown of the Valley, students returned to school on February 24. Peerzada Ashiq reports on their stuggle to catch up just before schools closed again in the face of the novel coronavirus threat

Temples of critical thinking and debate

To be among the best in the world, Indian universities must be freed from excessive interference and politicisation

Parley | Should distressed private banks be saved by PSBs?

It should be the last resort, but right now, the government is facing severe fiscal constraints

What I couldn’t see in isolation

Some women embrace unjust practices in the name of tradition

Coronavirus | The cost of opacity

It is not data, but lack of transparency and awareness that causes panic during a pandemic

Fighting COVID-19 together for a shared future

China and India have maintained close communication and cooperation on epidemic prevention

A self-created political decline

The Congress’s ‘first family’ is precipitating the fall of a party it was charged with safeguarding

Ruling against judicial transparency

A recent Supreme Court verdict has barred citizens from accessing court records under the RTI Act

Economic uncertainty rises

Supply shocks from China have caused a fall in production and decline in demand, leading to fears of recession

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Children perform at a Uttar Pradesh Foundation Day function attended by State Minister Ajit Singh Pal at Kanpur Dehat district on January 24, 2021. Three journalists have been booked by the district police for airing news report “showing children of a government school shivering in cold” during the event. Photo: Facebook/@ajitpalofficial

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Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi in ‘Master’

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Nephew of V.K. Sasikala and AMMK founder T.T.V. Dhinakaran, speaking to reporters outside Victoria hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday, January 27, 2021.

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Farmers gesture as they listen to a speaker at the protest site in Singhu border, New Delhi on January 27, 2021.

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Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani. File photo

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Clockwise from top - Singer KS Chithra, Ram Vilas Paswan, Shinzo Abe

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The murdered siblings, Alekhya and Sai Divya.

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Actor Deep Sidhu addresses farmers at Ghazipur border in New Delhi on December 14, 2020.

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