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A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man robed in pink and orange adjusts a cloth on his face as he walks across a highway on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 18, 2021

Heat, Dust, Fever

by Aatmika Nair, Anwesha Maharana, Avanti Andhale, Siddhesh Zadey

India's climate adaptation plan for health should reflect regional and national needs

Poverty
a health worker, puts on a protective face mask as she gets ready to travel

On the Front Lines with India's COVID-19 Warriors

by Baldeep K. Dhaliwal, Anita Shet

Protecting community health workers will help the vast nation ride out future waves

A woman holds a portrait of her late husband after he passed away due to a diabetes-related heart attack, in Red Wing, Minnesota, on September 29, 2021.
Poverty

Casualties of COVID: Insulin and Dialysis 

by Quinn Rafferty, Lauryn Stafford, Liane Ong

How the pandemic has been life-threatening to people living with diabetes and chronic kidney disease

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Environment

Smoggy Cities

by Haydn Welch

Ghostly images of some of the world's most polluted metropolises

White clouds in a bright blue sky above the Himalaya Mountains and Zanskar Valley
Environment

Adapting to Climate Change in the Zanskar Valley

by Lobzang Wangtak, Charlie Ashbaugh

Deep in the Himalayas, lessons from local to global

Humayun's Tomb was lit up pink and green to celebrate India’s milestone of administering one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, in New Delhi, India, on October 21, 2021.
Governance

The Pandemic and the Future of India's Foreign Policy

by Šumit Ganguly

Mismanagement of COVID-19 at home squandered India's advantages in vaccine diplomacy

dian widows listen to a talk by Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of NGO Sulabh International which funds some Indian widows sheltering in ashrams in Vindravan on March 3, 2015.
Gender

India's COVID-19 Widows

by Meera Khanna

Why women need protection under international law

Monks dressed in red cross a temple
Governance

South Asia Needs to Upgrade Its Pandemic Agenda

by Shashika Bandara

A focus on regional collaboration is imperative

Relatives stand next to the burning pyre of a man who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during his cremation at a crematorium ground in Srinagar May 25, 2021.
Governance

India: Moving Forward After "Humanitarian Calamity"

by Kapil Komireddi

The pandemic, Modi, and what's next for the world's largest democracy

Dr. Yogesh Jain examines a young boy who has sickle cell disease for pneumonia, located in a remote village clinic that does not have any x-ray facilities, in May 2017 at Jan Swasthya Sahyog community health program
Poverty

From Zero to 50,000: The Making of a Community Health Program in Rural India

An interview with pediatric oncologist and Jan Swasthya Sahyog community health program cofounder Dr. Yogesh Jain

A deserted Bandra-Worli sea link is seen during a weekend lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, in Mumbai, India, April 10, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Governance

The Winding Road to Free COVID Vaccines in India

by Shaffi Fazaludeen Koya, Shahul Hameed Ebrahim

Why one of the world's top vaccine producers has wrestled with vaccination at home

A woman walks past a graffiti on a street, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, May 10, 2021.
Governance

COVID in India: Drawing Lessons From its Biggest Public Health Crisis

by Poonam Muttreja

India needs to address inequities in rural health-care access, quality and infrastructure

Family members mourn the death of their relative who who died of the coronavirus disease at a crematorium ground in Giddenahalli village near Bengaluru, India on May 13, 2021.
Trade

Why U.S. Vaccine Nationalism Hurts India

by Judy Stone, Joshua P. Cohen, Madhukar Pai

Stockpiling COVID-19 jabs cannot be more important than saving human lives

A girl plays with a deflated balloon as she walks through smog in Delhi, India November 7, 2016.
Gender

The Missing Girls of India: A National Shame

by Venkatraman Radhakrishnan

A call to reform the institutions and cultural practices that perpetuate gender biases against girls