Sitting DuckIndia Has No Urban Drought Policy, Leaving Cities Unprepared, Vulnerable Without policies specific to urban water scarcity, cities are relying heavily on peri-urban and rural resources in times of crisis. By Aditi Murti
Bye Chronic PainFibromyalgia May Have Links to the Immune System, Not the Brain: Study The findings could pave the way for more effective treatments for people affected by chronic pain and tiredness. By Aditi Murti
We Want MoreCan We Move On: From the ‘Happily Ever After’ Trope That Doesn’t Include Unconventional Paths to Happiness What's the point of a happy ending for all if it's tailored to a narrow vision of what a fulfilling life looks like? By Aditi Murti
No JusticeUS Court Overturns Bill Cosby’s Landmark #MeToo Conviction Over a ‘Procedural Issue’ An accuser whose allegations helped put the comedian behind bars said the decision "may discourage those who seek justice for sexual assault." By Aditi Murti
Choose Your FighterIn A World First, Scientists See Black Hole Colliding With a Neutron Star "Observing these collisions opens up new avenues to learn about fundamental physics, as well as how stars are born, live, and die." By Aditi Murti
Trojan VirusIndia Among Top Targets For Online Fake Vaccine Malware: Report Several states in India are also seeing a rise in fake vaccination drives, with some accused facing attempt to murder charges. By Aditi Murti
Bigotry ChannelNews Body Directs Aaj Tak To Remove Tablighi Jamaat Content 1 Year After Damage Is Done Islamophobia perpetuated by organizations like Aaj Tak led to violence and discrimination against Muslims during the first wave of Covid19. By Aditi Murti
Informed ConsentSensitize People About Vaccination Benefits Instead of ‘Forcing’ Them: Meghalaya HC While vaccination was an "absolute necessity," use of force or coercion violates fundamental rights like the right to means of livehood. By Aditi Murti
Bridge The GapNew Research Shows Why People in Power Tend To Justify Inequality People in advantageous positions "assign more blame when people make mistakes or have shortcomings. Thus, they see the current hierarchy as more justified." By Aditi Murti
Help At What CostUttarakhand Allows Ayurvedic Doctors to Prescribe Allopathic Medicines While the government says the decision can help improve health access in remote hilly areas, allopathic doctors have termed it "illegal." By Aditi Murti
TemporaryScientists Find Over 50% Of Earth’s Rivers Dry Out Seasonally but Still Sustain Biodiversity Non-perennial rivers provide critical resources but are "excluded from management actions and conservation laws as they are simply overlooked." By Aditi Murti
More Than One WayTell Me More: Talking Community Medicine and Vaccine Hesitancy in India With Dr. Aqsa Shaikh "For a family that has to prioritize between treatment and buying rice for the month, what would they choose?" By Aditi Murti
Hanging By A ThreadSpiders Weave Massive ‘Blankets’ of Webs in Australia as a Survival Tactic Spiders climb to higher grounds as a survival tactic against floods and rains -- in a process scientists call “ballooning." By Aditi Murti
Just Not TrueCovaxin Does Not Contain Calf Serum, Health Ministry Says Amid Rumors Calf serum is used during early production of the vaccine, but the final dose does not contain it, according to the government's RTI response. By Aditi Murti
Shots for LoveDating Apps, Marriage Classifieds Now Allow Us To ‘Flaunt’ Our Vaccinated Status While such initiatives can help dispel vaccine hesitancy, they also become a way to gatekeep love and marriage. By Aditi Murti
DisplacementDelhi’s Rohingya Camp Fire Has Displaced Several Families. Why Are Refugee Camps Vulnerable to Hazards? Informal refugee settlements in urban areas are constantly at risk of burning down -- from building materials to cooking to arson. By Aditi Murti
Skills of DeflectionAssam CM Says Immigrant Muslims Must Adopt “Decent” Family Planning Measures The community should practice population control to address social ills like poverty, the government said. By Aditi Murti
Literary NaxalsPoem On Covid19 Corpses in Ganga Is Spreading “Anarchy,” Gujarat Sahitya Akademi Says The literary body's statement frames the poem as dissenting -- but works of literature are critical to record the truth By Aditi Murti