Dipak Mishra
India’s Covid numbers are alarming, and there is a lesson in them for the world
The new variant, B.1.617, has features associated with higher infection rates and lower antibody resistance. It's turning up in more than half of viral samples taken in India.
Future Retail’s resolution plan to restructure bank debt eases some immediate concerns
The debt resolution plan, accepted by lenders, is subject to approval by a committee formed by the RBI and exchanges.
Defence
DRDO reopens makeshift Covid hospital in Delhi, 5 other facilities to come up across India
DRDO says the 500-bed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Covid hospital in Delhi will cater to Covid patients who require critical care.
There’s a need to hold up a mirror to Modi govt on Covid management, and this is the picture
Between premature victory mood that allowed Kumbh & elections, and lack of urgency on vaccines, Modi govt has walked into its biggest crisis. The way out needs realism, humility and one ‘Ram baan’ weapon.