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Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram and Chengalpet districts are all set to go back into an intense lockdown starting Friday, June 19. This 12-day lockdown has been imposed as the cases of COVID-19, especially in Chennai, are continuing to rise unabated. Member of the expert panel advising the Tamil Nadu government on…
Anxiety is rising in Chennai every day as the numbers of COVID-19 cases rise. The total number of positive cases in Tamil Nadu as on June 15 is 46,504. Of this, Chennai has the largest chunk of cases – 33,244. A total of 479 deaths related to the virus has…
Wet markets selling wildlife in south east Asian countries were the source of the zoonotic disease that we now call COVID-19. Destruction of forests, commercialisation and culling of wildlife for food and shoestring budgets for conservation by governments the world over, have all come together to result in this global…
Fear, uneasiness, anxiety, anger and an overwhelming feeling of sadness are all common complaints during this period of lockdown. What should one do to beat these blues? How do we seek help? Watch the video below for details.…
“Why did the Chief Secretary behave in a strange manner towards us? We are justified in wondering as to whose orders he was following in behaving in a “cut and dried” manner towards us, Members of Parliament.” With this latest statement, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP TR Baalu has taken…
Thousands of migrants have hit the scorching roads of India, trying to get back home, after a month and a half of lockdown. Hunger, lack of work and no salaries have compounded the existing anxieties over the Coronavirus. Governments have treated these migrants with anything from contempt to disregard. So…
Everybody loves a good pandemic, it seems! Just like war. And with the ineffectual procurement policies by India’s nodal body for dealing with COVID-19 – the Indian Council of Medical Research or ICMR – the attempt at profiteering began in right earnest. With its grip severely loosened over procurement of…
On March 25, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issued a tender for 10 lakh rapid test kits (RAT kits), inviting bidders to make offers. This was the first ever tender by the ICMR for RAT kits and was to close on March 26 at 12.30 pm. A day…
It was around midnight on April 17 when a man was scurrying at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. He was working fast to send off a consignment to Tamil Nadu. At this point, another man arrived. He hailed from Delhi. When he saw what was going on, he…
The planet needs more attention than ever before and the COVID-19 pandemic has proven that biodiversity has paid a large price. What do world leaders now need to do? And what should they definitely not do? An expert from the UNDP speaks to The Lede from Istanbul. Watch the interview…