India coronavirus lockdown: The Disaster Management Act protects government officers and employees from any legal process for actions they took “in good faith”.

Home-made masks might not be as effective in blocking outside particles as professional masks, but they are nonetheless better than not having a mask at all. Simple masks made of cotton cloth do keep out larger particles. And these can be washed and reused…

Government officials and health care professionals toss off mentions of mortality rates, flattening the curve and lockdowns, assuming that we know what they mean. But the terms mean different things from country to country, state to state, even city to city…

During this 9-minute lights out exercise on Sunday night, up to 10,000-15,000 MW of power demand could to drop suddenly and then come on stream a few minutes later.

With the novel coronavirus pandemic severely affecting the global economy, some experts have begun comparing the current crisis with the Great Depression.

Keir Starmer has been the MP for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015. A former barrister, Starmer was called to the Bar in 1987 and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2002.

While the air may be getting cleaner, the coronavirus lockdowns are not exactly good news for climate change research. Here's why

Coronavirus: The WHO has advised pregnant women to wash their hands frequently, to avoid crowded spaces and to practice respiratory hygiene.

As there is still no specific cure for COVID-19, medicines used for other ailments are being repurposed around the world for it.

Using computational algorithms, scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made the material manifestation of the SARS-CoV-2 protein audible.

After the novel coronavirus outbreak was reported in China, many Pacific nations were swift to enact measures to prevent its reach to their shores, much before its declaration as a pandemic by the WHO on March 11.

The lockdown has led to an exodus of migrant workers struggling to reach their home states. Where do these migrants mostly come from, where do they work, in which sectors?

The World Health Organization notes that there is no evidence yet to show that pregnant women are more vulnerable or are at a higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 than the general population.

The Health Ministry's detailed guidelines are for handling of bodies of COVID-19 patients. These allow both cremation and burial, and make no mention of any risk of contamination from bodies if buried.

The government has released a district-wise spread of all 4,067 confirmed positive cases of infection by the Covid-19 virus. Is your district on it?

In India, the National Commission for Women has flagged the spike in cases of domestic violence since the enforcement of the national lockdown.

The guidelines recommend MPs to suggest works costing at least 15 per cent of their MPLADS entitlement for the year for areas inhabited by Scheduled Caste population and 7.5 per cent for areas inhabited by ST population.

Bhilwara in Rajasthan was one of the early hotspots of the COVID-19 outbreak. The government responded with extraordinarily aggressive measures — and the ‘Bilwara model’ could now be replicated elsewhere in the country.

After the lockdown, what kind of manufacturing can be allowed to minimise risk of COVID-19 spread? Rather than insisting on ‘essential goods’ only, the key lies in which factories can enforce social distancing.