Impact of Covid-19

Impact of Covid-19

The Indian ground commanders are under firm instructions to take decisions on the spot so that there is no time lag in a reaction to PLA.Photo: Hindustan Times

Lockdown improves air quality, slows snowmelt in South Asia

Timing of meltwater runoff in the spring and summer can be crucial for managing water supplies over time

Migrating to the city is difficult for rural poor as they have to live in slums and feed their families with low but daily income. Photo: Mumit M/TBS.

Slum dwellers face a looming food crisis

A pump jack stands idle in Dewitt County, Texas January 13, 2016. REUTERS/Anna Driver/File Photo

Oil bears and bulls grapple as market puzzles over pandemic exit

American Airlines 737 Max passenger planes are parked on the tarmac at Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma, US March 23, 2020. Photo:Reuters

Airlines face headache over 'use-by' date on some jet parts as pandemic grounds fleets

Charity calls for urgent action over virus school closures

Charity calls for urgent action over virus school closures

Commuters sleep while waiting for the Otay Mesa Port of Entry to open to cross to the United States from Tijuana, Mexico, in the pre-dawn hours of May 20, 2020. Restricted entry amid the pandemic forced commuters crossing the border to take extraordinary measures to get to essential work and business on time in the States. GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

The human cost of endless pandemic border closures

We cannot hold back people from buying things from the markets unless they find a simpler way. We have to create alternatives to physical shops to stop people from gathering in huge numbers even if it changes our pre-existing culture. Photo: Mumit M

Pandemic erodes living standards in developing countries like Bangladesh: Study

A general view of Australian Open flags in Melbourne, Australia, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders

Australian Open to be allowed 30,000 fans a day

A photo of the Australian flag. Photo: Collected

Australia unlikely to open border in 2021: Health official

FILE PHOTO: A member of medical staff is seen at an NHS coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing facility, Wolverhampton, Britain, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Carl Recine/File Photo

Critical care staff suffer trauma and severe anxiety due to Covid-19

A protective face mask is seen as curbs to fight the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) have been reimposed after a rise in new cases, at Zikim beach in southern Israel July 21, 2020. Picture taken July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen - RC2AYH9E2519

From macaques to crabs, wildlife faces threat from face masks

Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili/File Photo

Covid-19 fuelling education's tech disruption, deepening digital divide

Professor Syed Md Golam Faruk. Illustration: TBS

NCTB preparing a short syllabus comprising selective topics