What's In A NameGovt Asks Social Media Platforms to Remove Posts Calling B.1.617 the “Indian” Covid19 Variant However, the Indian government has no legal basis to do so under the IT act By Aditi Murti
They Want Your DataFacebook Received 40,300 Requests From the Govt Last Year to Access User Data The requests have almost doubled since 2019, Facebook said in its transparency report. By Aditi Murti
Streamlining EffortsICMR Approves a Covid19 Home Testing Kit, but Advises Against “Indiscriminate” Use Covid19 negatives from home tests still count as suspect positives until an RT-PCR report confirms it, the organization says. By Aditi Murti
Jabs For AllLess Than 5% Of India’s Transgender Population Has Received the Covid19 Vaccine Transphobia in the healthcare system, lack of valid IDs leave, and vaccine hesitancy contribute to the low numbers. By Aditi Murti
Protecting The VulnerableChhattisgarh Govt to Fund Education of Children Who Lost Parents to Covid19 The second wave is leaving thousands of children orphaned and destitute without a breadwinner to support their education. By Aditi Murti
The Right PathTell Me More: Talking Social Responsibility and Incarceration During Covid19 With Dr. Kafeel Khan "Covid19 isn't the reason our healthcare system has collapsed; Covid19 has merely exposed our collapsed healthcare systems." By Aditi Murti
Sham AuthenticityNRC List Should Include “Genuine” Indian Citizens, Need To Re‑Verify Names: Assam NRC Coordinator The re-verification also plans to exclude "all illegal immigrants in Assam, a process which will impact oppressed groups without documents. By Aditi Murti
That Does Not MatchWhy Are State Governments Using Ivermectin, an Antiparasitic Drug, To Prevent Covid19? Endorsing the drug without sufficient research can fuel misinformation, black marketeering, and put lives in danger. By Aditi Murti
Rude!IMA Official Files Complaint Against Baba Ramdev for Mocking Covid19 Patients In a video, Ramdev said that patients on oxygen support "just don't know how to breathe properly." By Aditi Murti
Decorum is DeadPeople From Cities Are Taking up Vaccine Slots in Rural Areas Amid Shortage Local residents demand slots be reserved for them on the online platform as they are at a disadvantage due to poor connectivity. By Aditi Murti
India's Forgotten DiseasesMental Illness Is a Common Comorbidity of Tropical Disease. How Can India’s Healthcare System Treat Both? Training auxiliary healthcare workers to treat common mental disorders like depression and anxiety is a cost-effective way to help patients immediately. By Aditi Murti
Look Beyond AppearancesA Plus‑Size Model Shares She’s Anorexic, Proves Appearance Isn’t Sole Marker of Eating Disorders Plus-sized individuals may be less likely to seek help because of stereotypes around what an anorexic person looks like, experts say. By Aditi Murti
The Virus Reaches The Summit17 Mount Everest Climbers Test Positive for Covid19 Outbreaks near Mount Everest are difficult to track, as Covid19 symptoms are similar to altitude sickness symptoms. By Aditi Murti
Poor PredatorsIn a First, 8 of India’s Asiatic Lions Test Positive For Covid19 No factual evidence suggests that animals can transmit the disease to humans. By Aditi Murti
Too Much Is Not GoodHow Toxins, Pesticides Travel Through the Food Chain to Our Plates Toxins accumulate in the body the farther up the food chain you go, as animals eat more plants and prey with traces of chemicals. By Aditi Murti
Nature Is ChangingThe Amazon Rainforest Released 20% More Carbon Than It Absorbed in Last 10 Years: Study Humanity can no longer depend on one of the world's largest carbon sinks to help absorb pollution. By Aditi Murti
India's Forgotten DiseasesA Public Health Crisis Looms at the Intersection of Migration and Tropical Diseases Lacking awareness and access to urban support networks, migrants from rural areas find it difficult to seek treatment for diseases like filaria. By Aditi Murti
Marriage Is Not A Permanent AffairCan We Move On: From the Sexless, Sacrificing Divorced Woman Trope This might shock you, but many divorced women are happy, vivacious, and have great sex lives. By Aditi Murti
