BY SAMIKA DAGA In any crisis, one has three choices – fight, flea or simply bury your head in the ground. The catastrophic Covid-19 pandemic first emerged in China in December, 2019, and has spread at a terrorizing rate all across the globe ever since. While the Covid-19 virus has pretty much announced its tight... Continue Reading →
The Hurdles to Green Energy Goals due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
BY RASHI LOHAAN Humanity, as a whole, has historically tended to set unreasonable goals and impossible timelines to achieve those goals. While we understand that concept as procrastination, the UNDP calls it the Sustainable Development Goals or the SDGs. When it comes to the environment, the need of the hour is to save our planet... Continue Reading →
COVID-19 and Air Pollution
BY KARNIKA BEHL Last week due to an emergency health scare, I had to rush to the ENT, a few kilometers away from my house. After making sure I followed all the precautionary measures to safeguard my family and myself from the deadly virus, I left my house for the first time in almost 30... Continue Reading →
Stigma Around Menstruation Persists in 21st Century India
BY NIKHITA MITTAL “No, No! you can’t be a part of this ‘pooja’, you are on THOSE days of the month”. Being in the 21st century for over a decade now, these comments are still heard on an almost daily basis. The saga of numerous myths involved around a menstruating woman still continues. In India,... Continue Reading →
There is a link between the 2014 Ebola outbreak and COVID-19 Pandemic
BY SWETA DUTTA The current pandemic has taken over our lives completely. Every waking hour we find ourselves incessantly scrolling through different news portals to keep ourselves updated about any new development. Things are changing every second and looks like the pandemic is far from over. It has infected over 2 million people worldwide and... Continue Reading →