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‘Vaccine is not 100% protective, but it’s highly effective’: Former CDC director
Tom Frieden, a former director of US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), runs Resolve to Save Lives, a global public health organisation. He talks about the second Covid wave in India
Updated on May 11, 2021 01:52 PM IST
Sunetra Choudhury
Covid-19: The five elements of the Mumbai model
Mumbai, with a higher population density, faced a shortage both of beds and oxygen as the second wave surged. However, the city, with a population of at least 12.3 million, was able to cope better than Delhi
Updated on May 11, 2021 01:05 PM IST
Jyoti Shelar
Climate crisis: Be the Indian elephant
Like the virus, the climate crisis doesn’t recognise borders, occurs in waves, and affects some more than others. Draw up a plan
Updated on May 10, 2021 06:47 PM IST
Arunabha Ghosh
A new chapter for the TRIPS waiver proposal
Last year, on October 2, India paired with South Africa and submitted to the WTO a proposal for a waiver so that, while responding to the pandemic, members do not have to implement, apply and enforce certain provisions of the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement
Updated on May 10, 2021 06:32 PM IST
Syed Akbaruddin
Covid-19: For the BJP sangathan, it is time to deliver on seva
State units of the party, even where the BJP is not in power, competed with each other as they set about distributing food, medicines and essentials to those in need, especially the vulnerable who were left to fend for themselves during the lockdown
Updated on May 10, 2021 06:41 PM IST
After the second wave, decoding the government’s economic plan
RBI governor said that the dent to aggregate demand was moderate and disruptions in manufacturing units were minimal compared to the first wave because of localised containment measures. Private forecasters have, however, made assessments of the damaged caused by the second wave, which is still unfolding
Updated on May 10, 2021 03:00 PM IST
Rajeev Jayaswal
In Bengal, the story of BJP, TMC and the Dalit and tribal vote
Bengal has 66 seats reserved for SC, which form roughly a quarter of the state’s population and 16 for ST, which make up about 6% of the population. SC seats are spread across the southwest, north and southern parts of the state while the ST seats are mainly in the north and western parts of the state
Updated on May 10, 2021 12:37 PM IST
Tokyo hopes all but over for Saina, Srikanth
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday postponed the May 25-30 Malaysia Open—the second last qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Games.
Published on May 07, 2021 06:25 PM IST
Sandip Sikdar, New Delhi
Mindset and marriage, the keys to success for Atanu Das
The wait for his first individual World Cup gold over, archer says he is on the right track for Tokyo Olympics.
Updated on May 14, 2021 12:18 PM IST
Rutvick Mehta, Mumbai
Armed forces spearhead India’s Covid response as crisis deepens
The military has swiftly marshalled enormous resources to help manage -- in some measure -- what is being dubbed the world’s biggest health crisis
Updated on May 07, 2021 05:02 PM IST
A political and policy blow to the Centre
The management of Covid-19 has generated questions about the PM’s governance. The Bengal defeat has weakened the home minister’s image as an election winner
Updated on May 06, 2021 06:06 PM IST
India’s judiciary and the rights of refugees
At the core of international refugee law is the principle of non-refoulement — that is, refugees fleeing persecution on racial, ethnic, religious, or other grounds, may not be deported back to their country of origin, where their lives will be in danger
Updated on May 06, 2021 05:57 PM IST
Gautam Bhatia
The suspension of IPL and idea of decency
The “bio-security bubble”, as the quasi-airtight logistics of the event are labelled, gave way. A number of players and staff, supposedly insulated from the grimy, pandemic-ravaged world outside, tested positive for Covid-19
Updated on May 06, 2021 05:42 PM IST
Paritosh Joshi
BJP in damage control mode after Uttar Pradesh rural polls setback
Panchayat poll results have caused an alarm within the ruling BJP that the handling of the Covid-19 crisis could have an adverse impact on its prospects in the 2022 assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh
Updated on May 06, 2021 10:43 AM IST
India’s farm sector to sustain momentum, but that’s not enough
India’s farm sector is forecast to maintain its remarkable expansion in 2021-22 on the back of robust output and prices despite the coronavirus pandemic
Now we can dive into accepting our hard reality: Snehal Pradhan
'But it’s not just the IPL’s glitz and scale that drew ire. It was also the uncomfortable silences in the first few weeks. And the inequalities which became even more glaring as the IPL’s schedule aligned with peaks in India’s worst-affected cities,' writes Snehal Pradhan.
Updated on May 21, 2021 06:42 PM IST
Snehal Pradhan
After IPL sunset, stars head back
David Miller, last player to exit RR camp, describes the behind the scenes post IPL’s suspension.
Updated on May 07, 2021 06:50 AM IST
Future uncertain as postponed IPL seeks a window
IPL 2021: There are practical problems in staging and completing the league, halted due to Covid, before or after the T20 World Cup.
Updated on May 07, 2021 06:49 AM IST
Rasesh Mandani
A self-destructive consensus explains the CPI(M)’s West Bengal disaster
The party-led Left Front (LF) ruled the state from 1977-2011. For an established political party within a democratic set-up to atrophy within a decade, is a rare, if not an unprecedented, political event
Updated on May 05, 2021 03:16 PM IST
In state elections, when incumbents had a high success ratio
In this article, we use an original dataset, derived from Election Commission data and the results of the 2021 state elections, to explore the performance of incumbent candidates and turncoats
Updated on May 05, 2021 10:39 AM IST
Basim-U-Nissa, Ananay Agarwal and Gilles Verniers
IPL: Ex-India keeper Surinder Khanna says BCCI should have stuck to the UAE
Hosting IPL in India was fraught with risk and the worst fears have come true with the event “postponed” midway after players and squad members from at least three teams tested positive
Updated on May 14, 2021 12:15 PM IST
Sanjjeev K Samyal, New Delhi
Budget FY22 brings big cheer to markets
The BSE benchmark Sensex skyrocketed 2,315 points on Monday, propelled by gains in financial stocks, as market participants cheered a growth-oriented Union budget.
Updated on Feb 02, 2023 12:55 PM IST
hindustantimes.com
Stronger research ties: University of Birmingham launches India Institute
UBII will focus on academic research and scholarship, teaching and postgraduate research, policy analysis and debate, among other things
Updated on Jun 17, 2023 06:35 PM IST
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