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The detailed story of how India won the battle against poliovirus

Thomas Abraham -
On World Polio Day, excerpts from book, ‘Polio: The Odyssey of Eradication’ by Thomas Abraham.

Government says Zika not yet an ‘outbreak’, deploys 258 teams to contain the spread 

Himani Chandna -
In India's third tryst with the disease, as many as 50 cases of Zika infection have been reported from Jaipur since September.

Drug sleuths off to Indonesia to trace source of ‘dead’ polio strain in vaccines

Himani Chandna -
Lakhs of children were said to have been administered oral polio vaccines from a batch tainted with the type 2 polio virus, which was eradicated years ago.  

Africa will ‘produce’ a mosquito that will actually fight malaria

Sandhya Ramesh -
WHO says 88% of world’s malaria cases occur in Africa, and that’s why countries such as Burkina Faso, Mali & Uganda are adopting ‘edgier’ methods to combat it.

No, coffee doesn’t need a cancer warning, US FDA says

John Tozzi -
Research by international bodies like WHO and others have confirmed its non-carcinogenic nature and reduced risks of heart diseases, type 2 diabetes.

Discarded antibiotics make a comeback as fight against superbugs gathers pace

Himani Chandna -
Move assumes significance as WHO has termed antibiotic resistance as one of the ‘biggest threats’ to global health.

Modi govt wants to beat WHO standards on doctors with ‘non-doctors’

Prateek Gupta -
India's doctor to population ratio will be 1:902, better than WHO's standard 1:1000, if the 7.63 lakh AUH doctors are included.

Increasing taxes on alcohol will add 500 healthy years to every 10 lakh people: WHO study

Manisha Mondal -
Study by WHO researchers found that taxation most cost-effective way of reducing alcohol effects; based on data from 16 countries, including India.

Indian cities are choking but there have been just 6 air pollution convictions in 2014-16

Sanya Dhingra -
Uttar Pradesh, the state with four of the world’s 10 most polluted cities, registered just two cases in 2016, NCRB data shows.

Is India’s abysmal doctor-patient ratio a self-made crisis?

ThePrint Team -
WHO prescribes a doctor-patient ratio of 1:1000. To meet the same, India would need at least 5 lakh more doctors. Experts weigh in on the abysmal doctor-patient ratio.
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The biggest threat to US dollar is Donald Trump

Dhiraj Nayyar -
No trust in China, India still rising, and Europe in decline, help the Trump government dominate the market.

No Indian Census has counted the disabled population right

Indian Muslims abroad are facing the stigma of Pakistani grooming gangs

Economy

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

Manasi Phadke -
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Defence

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

Snehesh Alex Philip -
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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