Ranjit Devraj Given the Taliban’s hostility to vaccinations, WHO and medical experts fear a rapid and uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 in Afghanistan will await the formation of a new government led by the ‘Islamic Scholars’. The WHO recorded 152,411 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 7,047 deaths in Afghanistan between 3 January and 19 August. On 15 August, the Taliban took… Continue reading Taliban ban on jabs may trigger COVID-19 spike
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Millions of Yemenis on verge of losing clean running water
There is a major danger of cholera comeback as four in five people will be without steady water supply. Eight million people in Yemen will be without running water within days as fuel runs out due to the Saudi-led coalition blockade of the country’s northern ports, Oxfam warned. They will join the almost 16 million… Continue reading Millions of Yemenis on verge of losing clean running water
Global alliance to secure elephant corridors in India
Subhamoy Bhattacharjee The India State of Forest Report 2013 released in 2014 stated that there has been a net decline of 627 sq kms in forest cover in north eastern states as compared to last assessment done in 2011. In the light of increasing fragmentation of forests and rising Human–Elephant conflict in India, five NGOs… Continue reading Global alliance to secure elephant corridors in India