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Lack of data plagues Asia's 'long Covid' patients
News, Annie Banerji and Mariejo Ramos, Published on 03/03/2025
» From blackouts, a racing heart, extreme fatigue and brain fog, to severe depression and anxiety, DVL Padma Priya was hit with a constellation of symptoms in 2020, just months after recovering from Covid-19.
A blueprint for women's growth
Oped, Anita Zaidi, Published on 17/02/2023
» As we embark on a new year, I have been reflecting on "resolutions", and, more specifically, what it takes for an individual or a society to be resolute in a world of endless challenges and obstacles. Throughout my career, I have seen many examples of people triumphing against the odds -- extraordinary accomplishments that often begin with a small group of individuals seeking to solve a problem. In the best cases, local communities, government and the private sector align and invest in programmes and policies that create more opportunities for these groups to flourish.
Indian ants shrink their brain for a chance to become queen
Annie Rothx of the New York Times, Published on 14/04/2021
» NEW YORK: The Indian jumping ant, Harpegnathos saltator, has many talents. This inch-long arthropod, found in flood plains across India, has a 4-inch vertical leap and the ability to take down prey nearly twice its size. If that wasn’t enough, these amazing ants can also adjust the size of their own brains.
A letter from Mumbai during the time of coronavirus
News, Annie Zaidi, Published on 11/04/2020
» On local trains, I used to overhear phone conversations. Fights, flirtations, and often the question: Khana khaya? Did you eat?
Don't call me 'Greta': Young climate activists speak out
Asia focus, By Annie Banerji of Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 24/02/2020
» NEW DELHI: Young environmental campaigners say they have had enough of being dubbed their country's "Greta", as the world's media track every move by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who started the school strike movement and has berated world leaders over climate change.