The Discomfort You Are Feeling is Grief: David Kessler to HBR
The noecoronavirus outbreak is threatening to change our world, and our understanding of it, in many ways. The fight with the invisible enemy—the Covid-19 virus, its menacing fast spread, the breakdowns of reputed health systems, quarantines and lockdowns, the spine-chilling rising graphs of death
Coronavirus: Unprecedented situation calls for united action
The new coronavirus outbreak has created an unprecedented situation around the world. This is the first viral outbreak of this scale that the world is witnessing. It’s important to break the chain of transmission and reduce the chances of spreading until a vaccine or some other reliable medical in
Coronavirus: Challenge from Zoonosis
The novel coronavirus outbreak has wreaked havoc on the world’s second largest economy, and isolated its people. It has spread to over 27 countries. The Hindustan Times reported on February 23 that new cases have doubled in South Korea, Iran has reported 10 more infections, the second patient in I
1 in 10 Indians will develop cancer: WHO
Awareness camps will aid govt efforts battling cancer Cancer is the second leading cause of deaths globally, and was responsible for an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018, and globally, about 1 in 6 deaths occur due to cancer, mentions the World Health Organisation (WHO) factsheet. WHO also mentio
Tatsat Foundation And Gflies Honour Padma Bhushan
Dr SK Sarin with Lifetime Achievement Award The Gfiles Governance Awards, 2019, that were presented to 15 recipients, on December 12, 2019, in New Delhi, at a gathering of distinguished guests, highlighted the importance of innovation in governance, and in a break from tradition, the Lifetime Achiev
SC takes up Delhi Air Pollution Issue
As Delhi’s air pollution spiked to unprecedented levels for days together, around Diwali, in yet another case of judicial activism, the Supreme Court intervened, and summoned officials from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Delhi is notorious for its reputation of turning into a gas chamber, ever
Breaking yet another barrier: First All-Women Spacewalk
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir made history on October 18, 2019, with the world’s first-ever all-women spacewalk. It was the first spacewalk for Meir, as she became the 15th woman overall and the 14th US woman to spacewalk, reports India Today. Marking the event as unprecedented i