The Covid-19 pandemic hit students particularly hard, denying them the benefits of collaborative learning, physical schools and now, the cloud over Board examinations. ThePrint’s #ClassInterrupted series captures students’ anxieties and their predominant concern: ‘what next?’ Ad hoc, knee-jerk decisions are hurting. The battle against the pandemic should prioritise students’ future.
Decline in vaccinations can’t be blamed on new restrictions. India needs urgent strategy
The declining trend of vaccination over the last week is disturbing, just when it should be picking up. The daily average last week was just 30 lakhs. This sluggishness can’t just be blamed on new restrictions and overworked hospitals. India needs a new vaccination strategy and a sense of urgency.
India’s cooperative federalism failing in Covid crisis — just when it’s most needed
From oxygen, drugs to vaccines, India is failing just when cooperative federalism was imperative. A minister tells states to control oxygen demand and a state seeks to import Remdesivir from Bangladesh. The NDMA and Epidemic Act were invoked last year to improve Centre-state coordination, not to spark free-for-all name calling.