Barkha Mathur

With an aim to find innovative solutions to the problem of plastic waste in the country, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has launched a two-month long ‘plastic hackathon’ targeting students and households to come up with alternatives for plastic and to improve plastic waste management

On World Environment Day, Inger Andersen, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme said that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown how important it has become to rethink the relationship of humans with nature

By partnering with various state governments and non-governmental organisation, Project Baala is distributing reusable pads free-of-cost to help women and girls in the underprivileged community manage their periods in a safe and hygienic way during the ongoing pandemic

Mucormycosis that is being reported among COVID-19 patients and those who have recovered from it is not something new or specific to coronavirus and the colours – Black, White, Yellow are being used loosely to refer to the same infection affecting different body parts, say experts

Launched by Celebrity chef Saransh Goila on April 25, initiative 'Covid Meals For India' aims to connect volunteers/home chefs with COVID-19 patients who are in self-isolation

The Global Report on Food Crises, 2021 (GRFC 2021) has revealed that in 2020, over 15.5 crore people in 55 countries experienced acute food insecurity, an increase of around 2 crore people from 2019

Rapid Antigen self-test COVID-19 Kit developed by Pune based company Mylab Discovery Solutions has been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research; here is how to use it

As the country faces an unprecedented medical emergency including the lack of oxygen supply due to the surging COVID-19 cases, International NGO Khalsa Aid’s India chapter has come forward to provide oxygen concentrator devices to the COVID-19 patients free of cost

According to Dr Devi Prasad Shetty, Chairman, Narayana Health, it is imperative that the country starts preparing for the shielding children from the next wave of COVID-19 as the virus is predominantly likely to target them since most adults may already be infected or immunised by then

Sputnik V, developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute which has been proved to be 91.6 per cent effective against COVID-19 has been launched in the country by Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Dr Reddy's Laboratories Limited

COVID-19 patients with low oxygen saturation can go to Shri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Ghaziabad’s Indirapuram and use the cylinders available there till their oxygen levels normalise

Nurses have been fighting the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic from the frontline and now as the country grapples with the even more dangerous second wave, they continue to serve not only as backbone of the healthcare system but also as a pillar of emotional strength for patients and their families

Together with an NGO called the Roti Bank Foundation, actor Jacqueline Fernandez will be providing one lakh meals this month to those who are distressed during the COVID-19 pandemic

Amid the unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases, Cricketers Yusuf Pathan And Irfan Pathan are providing free meals to the patients fighting the disease and recovering at home in the South Delhi area