Tenth standard students writing their public exam which begin on Friday, May 06, 2022. The State Government conducting public exams after a gap of two years due to corona pandemic. Photo: Raghunathan SR / The Hindu

COVID-19 Compendium (May 2022): Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,600 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to ...

A boy gets booster dose against Covid-19, during the vaccination drive for 18 plus at a private hospital, in New Delhi on Sunday. April 10, 2022. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar / The Hindu

COVID-19 Compendium (April 2022): Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,500 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to ...

A teacher greets students after schools reopened for children attending standards I to V as part of the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Ranchi on March 7, 2022. Photo: PTI

COVID-19 Compendium (March 2022): Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,500 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to ...

Students walk towards their school after it reopened for nursery to Class VIII standard children, as the COVID-19 induced restrictions ease in New Delhi on February 14, 2022. Photo: PTI

COVID-19 Compendium (February 2022): Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,500 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to ...

Vaccination drive for school children between 15 and 18 years in Bengaluru on January 03, 2022. Photo: MURALI KUMAR K / The Hindu

COVID-19 Compendium (January 2022): Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,400 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to ...

COVID-19: Official Information on COVID-19 Released Monthwise by India and the WHO in 2021

An up-to-date compilation of official information released monthwise by the Government of India and the World Health Organisation ...

A passenger shows his COVID-19 vaccination certificate to government health workers after arriving in Ranchi from Maharashtra-Via-New Delhi, amid fear of the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in India on December 20, 2021. There have been at least 200 cases of the Omicron variant reported in the country until December 21, 2021.

COVID-19 Compendium (December 2021): Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,400 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to ...

Crowds at Juhu Beach in Mumbai on November 14, 2021, in total disregard for the safety norms that are in place to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: PTI

COVID-19 Compendium (November 2021): Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,300 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to ...

A health worker in Tamil Nadu administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a beneficiary, at a field in Tirunelveli, on October 10, 2021. Photo: PTI

COVID-19 Compendium (October 2021): Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,300 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to ...

A Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation worker disinfects a classroom in Government High School in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad on August 30, 2021, as the Telangana government announced the reopening of all educational institutions from September 1. Schools in the State have remained closed for over one-and-half years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: NAGARA GOPAL / The Hindu

COVID-19 Compendium (September 2021): Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,300 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to ...

A view of the 75th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort in New Delhi, on August 15, 2021. Photo: PTI

COVID-19 Compendium (August 2021): Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

A medical worker holds a vial of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine that was launched at a private hospital in Ahmedabad on July 5, 2021. Photo: PTI

COVID-19 Compendium (July 2021): Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

A differently-abled person enjoys a cup of tea after getting his first shot of COVID-19 vaccine at Blind People's Association campus in Ahmedabad on Sunday June 13, 2021. Photo: Vijay Soneji / The Hindu.

COVID-19 Compendium (June 2021): Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

Medical oxygen cylinders at a COVID-19 care center in Coimbatore on May 10, 2021. Photo: Periasamy M/The Hindu.

COVID-19 Compendium (May 2021): Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

Family members waiting to collect the body of a COVID-19 victim from the mortuary at the Maulana Azad Medical College Hospital, New Delhi on April 18. A weekend curfew has been imposed by Delhi government, following a spike in COVID-19 cases in the city. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar / The Hindu

COVID-19 Compendium (April 2021): Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

Passengers wait in a queue to give samples for their COVID-19 test after arriving at a railway station, in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday, March 21, 2021. Photo: PTI

COVID-19 Compendium (March 2021): Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

A primary school teacher at Salaya, Mandvi, Gujarat, Chirag Raval, teaching children from a fishing hamlet at te Manvi sea shore on February 21, 2021. The teacher aims to provide children with education though schools are yet to resume functioning after they were closed down following the outbreak of the pandemic. Photo: Vijay Soneji/The Hindu.

COVID-19 Compendium (February 2021): Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

The national COVID-19 vaccination programme, which commenced on January 16, underway at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, on January 17. Photo: R. Ragu, The Hindu

COVID-19 Compendium (January 2021): Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

Mitigation and Management of COVID-19: Practices from India's States & Union Territories [PDF: 3.69 MB]

The full text of a compendium of practices from India on mitigating and managing COVID-19, published by the NITI Aayog, can be ...

COVID-19: Official Information on COVID-19 Released Monthwise by India and the WHO in 2020

An up-to-date compilation of official information released monthwise by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the ...

A youngster in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, wearing a mask with the image of a face on December 08, 2020. Photo: M. Periasamy / The Hindu.

COVID-19 Compendium: Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO in December [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

Health workers conduct a door to door survey to assess the COVID-19 situation in New Delhi, on November 23, 2020. India has more than 9 million cases of coronavirus, second behind the United States. Photo: AP

COVID-19 Compendium: Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO in November [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

Students in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, attend a class at a government school after it re-opened on Oct. 19, 2020, as part of the fifth phase of India's relaxation of the nation-wide lockdown imposed on March 25, to combat the spread of COVID-19. The lockdown is being lifted in phases from June 1. India's first case of COVID-19 was reported from the State of Kerala on January 30. Photo: PTI

COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in October by the Government of India and WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

Security personnel patrol the premises of the Taj Mahal in Agra on September 21, 2020, when the 17th century monument was re-opened to visitors. The UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site was closed to the public on March 17, 2020, following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: PTI

COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in September by the Government of India and WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

Migrant workers from other States, desperate to return to their homes, walk through rail tracks towards a train station in Ahmedabad, India, on May 11, 2020. File Photo: AP

Pandemic Exposes Weaknesses in India’s Disaster Management Response

Sumit Chaturvedi

Disasters are testing times for institutions and individuals, processes and procedures, and policies and their implementation ...

NCC cadets offer flowers to paramilitary jawans after attending the 74<sup>th</sup> Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort, in New Delhi, Saturday, Aug 15, 2020. Photo: PTI

COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in August by the Government of India and WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020 and the World Health ...

A view of the NSCBI Airport in Kolkata on July 6, 2020. Flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Nagpur and Ahmedabad have been suspended between July 6 and July 19 at the Kolkata airport in the view of rising COVID-19 cases in these cities. Photo: PTI

COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in July by the Government of India and WHO [HTML and PDF]

A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, from January 17, ...

A wall painting in Mumbai in honour of workers who risk their lives in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Shashi Ashiwal

COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in June by the Government of India and WHO [HTML and PDF]

A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, from January 17, ...

COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in May by the Government of India and the World Health Organization [HTML and PDFs]

A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, from January 17, ...

COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in April by the Government of India and the World Health Organization [HTML and PDFs]

A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, from January 17, ...

COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in March by the Government of India and the World Health Organisation [HTML and PDFs]

A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, for the month of ...

COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in February by the Government of India and the World Health Organisation [HTML and PDFs]

A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, for the month of ...

COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in January by the Government of India and the World Health Organisation [HTML and PDFs]

A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, for the month of ...

A view of the deserted Rajpath, New Delhi, on April 9, 2020, the 16<sup>th</sup> day of the lockdown. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

A Pandemic as a Political Reality Check

G. Vijay and Ajay Gudavarthy

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought governments and their policies under scrutiny. In India, daily official bulletins talk about the ...