Why India is vulnerable to biological risks
Meena Janardhan Writer/Editor/Consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of environmental journalism and publishing. Writer/Editor/Consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of environmental journalism and publishing.
22 Dec 2020 A community health volunteer checks the temperature of a girl during a COVID-19 check-up campaign at a slum in Mumbai, India. File/Reuters A recent analysis from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace states that India faces a host of biological risk factors. Drawing lessons from the coronavirus pandemic and prior biological disasters, India’s government should pursue new safety protocols and develop new institutions to manage future biological risk.