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India records single day spike of 44,111 fresh Covid-19 infections, 738 fatalities

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.35 percent. It has been less than 5 percent for 26 consecutive days, the ministry said.

Delta variant continuing to mutate, ‘very dangerous period’ of pandemic on, WHO chief says

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Delta variant is dangerous and requires constant evaluation and careful adjustment of the public health response.

Flexible, agile Covid vaccination plan vital to saving lives in India, Lancet report says

The report published by Lancet Global Health said its analysis demonstrates that even limited vaccination resources could be marshalled for maximum impact if deployed flexibly.

CSIR working on making 56 bulk drugs in India as Modi govt wants to cut imports from China

China is the biggest supplier of ingredients for drug production in India. Govt has drawn up list of 56 APIs for essential drugs with plans to make them in India.

After final analysis, Bharat Biotech announces an efficacy of 77.8% of Covaxin

The Hyderabad-based company claims that the efficacy data demonstrates 63.6 per cent protection against asymptomatic Covid-19.

India expects EU to recognise CoWIN vaccination certificate for travel, says MEA

MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said EU has instituted a 'digital Covid certificate' for exempting travel restrictions & expects Indians with CoWIN certificates to be treated at par.

Pregnant women now eligible for Covid vaccination, can walk-in to nearest centre

The matter has been examined by experts based on evidence that indicate that pregnant women are at an increased risk for severe illness from Covid compared to non-pregnant women.

Covid could derail India’s pledge to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025 — ICMR medical journal

According to an editorial in IJMR, the focus and diversion of resources to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic has led to poor TB care.

Govt stresses on vaccination, says second wave of Covid not over yet

Addressing a press conference on the pandemic situation, an official said 71 districts reported Covid case positivity rate of more than 10% in the week from 23-29 June.

Covid pandemic — Australia halves overseas arrivals, S Korea cases rise as Delta variant spreads

ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Air Marshal A.P. Singh takes over as IAF chief, task cut out

Air Chief Marshal Singh took over from incumbent V.R. Chaudhari Monday afternoon. His top priority will be strengthening the fighting capability of the IAF, it is learnt.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?