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Dr Vikas Maurya, Director and Head of Department, Pulmonology, Fortis Hospital Shalimar Bagh answers questions about co-morbidities and COVID-19.

On 1 May, India’s first design agency, the Pune-based Elephant Design, celebrates its 32nd year in business. It has seen them give life to household products and brands like Britannia Marie Gold, Tata Salt, Gillette Guard, Kurkure, ICICI Bank, Paper Boat, Viacom18, Uber, amongst others.

While the medical community continues to be divided on the issue of plasma therapy while treating COVID-19 patients, here's what these four doctors have to say.

Dr Bharat Gopal, Senior Consultant Pulmonology at Fortis Vasant Kunj, Delhi, answers all questions related to the portable oxygen spray cans to alleviate oxygen levels in a COVID-19 patient.

Earth Fokus, a Chennai-based startup incubated at IIT-Madras, recently launched its latest lines of water-saving nozzles—EcoMist Umbrella and QuaMist360—which can help save large quantities of water with every hand wash.

Informal waste pickers are people who work under harsh conditions and put their lives on the line every single day to ensure our comfort. But they are not recognised or appreciated the way they should be. Here’s how this campaign is trying to change that. #Invaluables

A sudden spike in the daily number of Covid cases in India, over the last one month, has led to an increased demand for plasma. We speak to a 44-year-old recovered COVID-19 patient about his safe and pain-free experience.

The demand for convalescent plasma is increasing amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's how you can help.

Everything you need to know about chest physiotherapy and how to practice it answered by Dr Praveen Gupta, Director and Head of Department, Neurology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute.

Nitin Vas, Activist from Karnataka, who has developed the seed mask at his initiative Paper Seed Co, is also generating employment for villagers from Dakshina Kannada who produce these reusable masks.