In this issue

BACK TO RACE -Riding on the rise of the Farrightists across the world, race science is reviving debunked myths about race and spreading hatred

Pride under threat

Is the government deliberately downplaying the deaths of 92 Asiatic lions this year?

3 mins

Pale and drawn

Contrary to rumours, the tiranga disease in tomatoes is no way linked to COVID-19, but has stirred up similar panic and helplessness among farmers in Maharashtra

4 mins

In black and white

Every myth propagated by race science has been debunked over decades. But today, the rise of the Far-right parties is giving race scientists a new tonic to fuel hatred, writes S S Jeevan

10+ mins

SO, HOW FAR FROM THE END?

Unless something very different happens in the southern hemisphere, coronavirus may never go away and the disease may ultimately not be containable

5 mins

CASH, ON DELIVERY

India has employed its direct benefit transfer system to help people tide over the ongoing health and economic crises. Its real test will begin when the crises deepen

10+ mins

GIVE THEM GUARANTEED BASIC INCOME

Had a minimum income guarantee scheme been in place, it would have required only a ramping up of the transfers to protect the poor

6 mins

Covid-19 To Double Poverty In India

A transfer of at least ₹750 per person a month for six months will help them recover from economic damage wrought by the pandemic

4 mins

WHY SHOULD ONLY JUMBOS MATTER?

THE OUTRAGE OVER THE DEATH OF A PREGNANT ELEPHANT IN KERALA HIGHLIGHTS OUR SKEWED NOTION OF BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION

4 mins

The bean stock

FIELD BEANS CAN BE A NUTRITIOUS ADDITION TO LEGUMES IN THE KITCHEN

4 mins

Housing for a crisis

THE LOCKDOWN HAS MADE US REASSESS THE LIVABILITY OF STRUCTURES BUILT UNDER GOVERNMENT HOUSING SCHEMES

6 mins

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