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A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past shuttered stores in a near-empty Connaught Place during a partial lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus in New Delhi, India | Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan | Bloomberg

Are coronavirus lockdowns slowing infection rates? Yes, says science

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A medic collects swab from the mouth of a woman resident for COVID-19 test in a containment zone at Kurla, Mumbai, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. | PTI

The coronavirus crisis is a virtual replay of the past

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A magnified coronavirus germ is displayed on a desktop computer monitor during coronavirus patient sample detection tests in the virology research labs (Representational Image) | Photographer: Geert Vanden Wijngaert | Bloomberg

World is talking in R0 values and infection rates, but coronavirus doesn’t care for such data

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File photo of Connaught place during the nationwide lockdown | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Why coronavirus outbreaks could go on until 2024 despite social distancing

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The three parts of the coronavirus | Photo: Commons

Why humans have themselves to blame for the coronavirus pandemic

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Steam billows from the cooling towers of the Yallourn coal-fired power station operated by EnergyAustralia Holdings Ltd

Why methane is a far more dangerous greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide

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Cars (Representational Image) | Wikipedia

How to build a morally ethical self-driving car

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A DNA testing lab (representational image)

Gene editing might alter our DNA, but at the cost of our humanity

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Representational Image | Pixabay

Inequality isn’t always a bad thing

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vegan

Going vegan won’t save the planet, but neither will current meat practices

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On Camera

Opinion

Elephant

Elephant or wild pig, none should die in blast. Cuteness quotient must not guide conservation

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The attitude of Indians towards animals swings from an innate reverence for select species to a pretty strong sadistic streak on a routine basis.
Muslims

New India has a solution to all its problems — Blame the Muslim

A Border Roads Organisation (BRO) worker drives a steamroller while repairing a road surface with tarmac on a section of the Leh Manali highway in Ladakh region | Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg

Ladakh standoff shows ‘unwritten’ LAC will continue to be a thorn between India and China

Talk Point

Harsh Vardhan questions Delhi govt: Is Arvind Kejriwal failing in handling Covid-19 crisis?

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Union health minister Harsh Vardhan Thursday raised concerns about rising Covid cases and low testing levels in Delhi.

Defence

File image of soldiers of the Indian Army and China's People's Liberation Army | Photo: ANI

India, China army commanders to meet tomorrow. These are the issues 14 Corps chief will raise

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14 Corps Commander Lt Gen Harinder Singh is scheduled to meet China’s Southern Xinjiang Military District chief at Chushul-Moldo border personnel meeting point Saturday.

National Interest

Illustration: Soham Sen | ThePrint

Why Modi doesn’t feature in a list of India’s reformist prime ministers

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Despite big ideas, Modi comes off poorly as a reformer, because his bureaucrats lack the motivation to push reforms and are beginning to enjoy unbridled power.
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