Misery in Numbers45% of People Who Died in 2020 Had No Medical Care, New Govt Data Shows While there was a surge in people dying due to lack of medical attention, the number of registered deaths in institutional care decreased. By Saumya Kalia
Global WarningNew Research Explains How Climate Change Can Trigger Future Pandemics The findings show "how animal movements and interactions due to a warming climate might increase the number of viruses jumping between species." By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Politics of RememberingSocial Media Is Shaping Our Memory of Wars, Pandemic. What Will That Mean for History? "Social media platforms were never set up to be serious archives -- but, of course, they could very well become that." By Saumya Kalia
Yeh Jawaani Hain DeewaniHow the Pandemic Generation Became Disillusioned With the Coming‑of‑Age Genre When chaos reigns, people may find internal space to confront themselves outside the oppressive gaze of who they are meant to be. By Saumya Kalia
Looking for Hope‘Station Eleven’ Reimagines How Kinship Can Look During a Crisis The role of community can be pivotal in rebuilding our post-pandemic world. By Ankita Dhar
No End In SightWith the Pandemic in an Endless Loop, What Does Closure Mean? For many seeking respite from life-altering circumstances, the pandemic’s cyclical nature blocks the road to closure. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Not a FreebieThe Case for Distributing Free Food Grains in India Even After the Pandemic The public distribution system is seen as a government freebie, but activists recently wrote to the government underlining its importance. By Saumya Kalia
Life Without LeisureBy Confusing the Work‑Leisure Boundary, the Pandemic May Have Changed Leisure Forever Now that leisure is solitary, what do we do with ourselves? By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Hey ThereWhat We Lose When We Don’t Interact With Strangers The proximity to other human beings, or the second-hand exposure to a smile or a nod, can be intoxicating. By Saumya Kalia
Children in the PandemicMumbai Records One of the Biggest Clusters of Children With Covid19 The finding adds to concerns about the lack of guidelines or approved vaccines for treating or safeguarding children against Covid19. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Finding MeaningWhat Do We Lose When We Don’t Inhabit Physical Spaces Like Offices, Universities? Built environments give us tangible memories, better interpersonal relationships, and meaning to our academic or professional pursuits. By Saumya Kalia
Send HelpIndian NGOs Are Unable to Access Millions in Covid19 Foreign Aid Due to Govt Regulations NGOs face overwhelming paperwork and long waiting time under the amended Indian regulations governing foreign aid. By Saumya Kalia
Layers of ProtectionThere’s a Right Way To Double Mask Against Covid19, Research Shows Wearing two masks is effective only when the fit improves, not merely because of the additional layers, researchers have found. By Saumya Kalia
Friend of a Friend55% of Covid19 Patients in India Had to Use Connections to Get ICU Beds: Survey Most people resorted to overpayment and bribes to secure hospital beds and medication, a new report shows. By Devrupa Rakshit
We're In This TogetherCovid19 Social Media Groups Are Saving Lives. But For People Without Internet, the Situation Is Grim People who can't access virtual communities are bearing the most severe impact of the second wave. By Saumya Kalia
Zooming In On CrisisWhy Do Virtual Meetings Leave Women More Exhausted Than Men? Women experience more mental strain from seeing their camera reflection because they are socialized to be more self-conscious. By Saumya Kalia
Ground ReportIndia Has Lost At Least 62 Journalists to Covid19 in the Last Year Worldwide, at least 1,063 media persons have died from Covid19 since 1 March 2020, a Swiss analysis shows. By Saumya Kalia
New RestrictionsUse Remdesivir Only for Covid Patients on Oxygen Support, Govt Says The central government flagged the "irrational" individual use of the antiviral drug as the reason for mass shortages. By Devrupa Rakshit
