Topic: The Conversation
Retirement age in UK increasing, but most people only work 10 years in good health after 50
As life expectancy rises, so does retirement age. And retiring is getting more expensive around the world.
The African Union has failed to ‘silence the guns’
The African Union pledged in the Lusaka Road Map to end armed conflict by 2020. But it has only increased.
Hundreds of elephants found dead in Botswana, but there is no clear cause of death
The Botswana death toll stands at nearly 400 elephants of both sexes and all ages. Most carcasses have been found near waterbodies.
New studies show novel coronavirus could have been in Europe as early as March 2019
Wastewater is a key to understanding coronavirus outbreaks in a region as the virus is found in faeces.
Don’t panic, this is what we know so far about new H1N1 strain with ‘pandemic potential’
In plain English, China has discovered a new flu that’s a mix of human H1N1 flu and avian-based flu. But there is no evidence of human transmission as yet.
We built a map on how coronavirus use human cells to spread. It is very similar to cancer
For years, researchers suspected that kinases – biological control switches that viruses use to take over cells – could be targeted to fight infections. Now we are decoding how.
No ‘second wave’ of Covid-19 in the US. The first never really ended
The coronavirus is simply spreading into new populations in the US or resurging in places that let down their guard too soon.
Remdesivir to HCQ: What works against Covid-19, and what doesn’t
A physician and scientist writes about the drugs and treatments that have worked against the coronavirus, and busts some myths.
Four ways astronauts can teach you to fix your work-from-home posture
Common poor desk posture is actually similar to the posture astronauts adopt during spaceflight in zero-gravity. Keeping the spine in shape is key.
Coronavirus responses show how humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit worldview
Americans increasingly exist in highly polarised, insulated ideological communities, occupying their own information universes.
FCI has highest rice, wheat stock since 2005. Modi govt continuing legacy of bad economics
It is clear from the rising stock of rice and wheat that the government has been buying more from farmers than what it requires during a pandemic.
Modi govt drops plan to merge 3 state-owned general insurance companies
Decision to merge the 3 companies — National Insurance Co Ltd, United India Insurance Co Ltd, and Oriental Insurance Co Ltd — ahead of their proposed listing was announced in 2018 budget.
Defence
There’s ‘thinning down’ of Chinese troops at Finger 4 at Pangong lake, but no pullback yet
India-China disengagement at Pangong lake will be a focus area in the next round of military talks at the corps commander level.
Read my lips, forget the camera
Say Central forces' angry soldiers. They need reform, committed leaders. And very sensitive handling.