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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicAntibiotics

Topic: antibiotics

Researchers prove bacteria can avoid antibiotics by changing shape inside humans

Katarzyna Mickiewicz -
Not only does antibiotic resistance cause an estimated 700,000 deaths a year, but it also makes numerous infections harder to treat.

Superbugs resistant to last-resort drugs infecting the Yamuna, says study

Mohana Basu -
Some of these bacterial communities are resistant to drugs used to treat diseases such as tuberculosis and conjunctivitis.

Superbugs on the rise, India must regulate antibiotics to avert disaster

Sugandha Mahajan -
Since the 1980s, no new antibiotic has entered the market. We must safeguard existing antibiotics until viable alternatives are found.

Drug resistance could kill 1 crore people every year by 2050 across the world: UN

Himani Chandna -
UN report on Antimicrobial Resistance says drug resistance may cause economic damage similar to 2008 crisis, force 2.4 cr people into poverty.

These common antibiotics have new side-effects & will now come with warnings

Himani Chandna -
India's drug watchdog tells manufacturers of Cefixime, Cefotaxime, Ofloxacin and 4 other drugs to ensure warnings on leaflets in drug packets. 

Viruses could be the best bet for fighting antibiotic-resistant superbugs

David Pride -
As antimicrobial resistance continues to rise, we're racing against time to figure out the next-best solution to battling superbugs.

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.

Superbugs win another round after pharma giant quits antibiotics battle

James Paton -
The fight against life-threatening infections suffered another blow when one of the world’s biggest drugmakers waved the white flag.

Ants may just save the world from antibiotic resistance

Charlie Durant -
Not only do ants produce their own antimicrobial agents, but they can also encourage other beneficial microbes to grow.

Nine young Pakistanis make it to Forbes Asia’s list of ‘30 under 30’

Priyamvada Grover -
Glimpses of Bhagat Singh's final days in Pakistan opened to the public for the first time; and Pakistan’s antibiotics consumption up by 65%.
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How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

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The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

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Economy

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

Sampurna Panigrahi -
The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Defence

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Javaria Rana -
Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

National Interest

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Shekhar Gupta -
Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.

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