This past week, Beijing unilaterally renamed 80 islands and other geographical features in the area, drawing criticism from neighbouring countries who have also laid claim to the same territory.

While the impact of the lockdown on the Indian film industry at large is still being evaluated, we take a look at how slim production and related fields have suffered in India over the past month.

The new study has identified the specific cells where the mechanism of entry most likely comes into play when the virus begins it attack.

MPLAD is a central government scheme, under which MPs can recommend development programmes involving spending of Rs 5 crore every year in their respective constituencies.

Post COVID-19, Kerala stares at the prospect of large-scale return migration from the Gulf. Scholar who led Kerala Migration Survey looks at trends, possibilities.

Ahmedabad now has reported 105 deaths of people who have tested positive for novel Coronavirus. Only Mumbai, which has recorded 204 deaths till now, has more fatalities. Incidentally, more than 60 per cent of Ahmedabad deaths have come in the last one week.

The PM-CMs meeting will give broad indications of the future course of action, but the details may be announced later in the week after considering the latest epidemiological data. A new push to bridge shortfalls at various levels is likely to begin in this…

Flattening the curve of Covid-19 infections comes with the flattening of the curve of economic activity.

The RBI’s liquidity offer is expected to bring some degree of comfort in the debt market which is under huge redemption pressure, especially in the credit risk fund category which has assets of over Rs 55,000 crore.

One of the ways in which the burden of any disease is measured is by seeing how many deaths it is causing. In the case of COVID-19, which has now infected over 30 lakh people in 185 countries and regions and killed close to 2.1 lakh, this burden has varied…

Not the number per se, but the extent to which the number informs us with good probability that there is a reduced risk of continuing to spread the virus.

A study has examined the ability of various materials to keep out respiratory particles — and by extension the novel coronavirus — and identified a combination of two fabrics as possibly the best: either cotton plus natural silk, or cotton plus chiffon.

After allowing rapid tests in certain zones, ICMR has asked states to return test kits to suppliers. A look at how such tests work, why states have been demanding it, and how their debate with ICMR has unfolded.

The hole in the North Pole's ozone layer, which was first detected in February, had since reached a maximum extension of around 1 million sq km.

There were just two new cases in Telangana on Monday, which took its tally to 1003. On the previous day, there were 11 cases and before that seven cases. The state hasn’t reported any deaths in the last four days.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The government has revised its guidelines to allow mild or pre-symptomatic patients to opt for self-isolation at their homes. Who is eligible? What are the dos and dont's for the patient?

Can you imagine Amul doing away with the iconic image of the Amul Girl from its packaging? For many Americans, the image of "Mia" on packages of Land O'Lakes held a similar association.

While human challenge trials are not new, they are usually carried out in developing medications for diseases which are considered less lethal and have been better understood by scientists over the years, such as malaria.

From trends so far, men have appeared likelier than women to die of COVID-19. While are the possible reasons for this?

While outdoors, maintain at least 1 metre distance from others — especially if someone is coughing or sneezing. It is widely accepted that the novel coronavirus spreads itself through droplets, which are released in abundance when someone coughs or sneezes.