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Mar 23, 2021 75 tweets 100 min read
One year post the #lockdown, is the new surge of #COVID19 cases different? We keep tracking the #coronavirus pandemic in this #thread

#IndiaFightsCOVID19 #COVID19India #coronavirusindia #DailyCovidUpdate #lockdownanniversary #LockdownAnniversary saw daily positivity of 5.3% > (first time since Sep) cumulative positivity of 5.0%. Weekend @ICMRDELHI testing >880k & @DeptHealthRes @MoHFW_INDIA caseload ~47k (65% in #Maharashtra). For antigen share of 70% implied positivity is 8.2% with >25k missed cases Image
Aug 11, 2020 7 tweets 5 min read
#EIA2020 fails to acknowledge the grave ecological crises that the country is facing. Here are 5 reasons why #DraftEIA2020 should be withdrawn, by @CPR_Climate's Shibani Ghosh [1/7].
#environment #thread #EIA2020draft First, #EIADraft2020 is legally untenable. It does not conform to its parent Act, the Environment (Protection) Act 1986. Contrary to the aims of the EP Act, it reduces the *scope & stringency* of environmental impact assessments, threatening local ecologies and people. [2/7]