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To boost pharma investments, Modi govt sets up panel to revamp policies & draw up action plan

The expert panel, consisting of 5 members from the industry and a govt official, has highlighted archaic labour laws & flawed definitions of fast-tracking mechanisms as hiccups. 

What is K factor? Covid data from Andhra & Tamil Nadu explains impact of this parameter

If K factor is less than 1, it denotes that one or two super spreader events caused a large number of infections; a higher K factor shows the spread of the disease is more uniform.

Young and asymptomatic? Covid can still harm your heart

We found evidence of heart abnormalities in over one-third of student athletes who tested Covid positive and underwent cardiac screening at a US university.

AIIMS Bhubaneswar finds deworming drug ivermectin, used in Delhi to treat Covid, is effective

The national treatment guidelines for Covid do not include the drug due to lack of enough evidence, say officials.

Covid cases in India rise to 84,62,080, recovery rate at 92.41%

The coronavirus death toll climbed to 1,25,562 with 577 new fatalities, while the case fatality rate further declined to 1.48%.

Pollution, festivities, onset of winter — why Delhi is seeing its ‘third wave’ of Covid

Delhi’s positivity rate has shot up to 11.29%, and cumulative case count has crossed 4 lakh. It recorded the highest single-day figure so far at 6,842 this week.

AAP govt to add over 1,100 beds in hospitals to tackle ‘third Covid wave’ in Delhi

The beds will be added to the city govt hospitals and 14 private facilities. Delhi recorded 6,715 fresh Covid-19 cases Thursday, pushing the tally in the capital to over 4.16 lakh.

India’s R value steady at 0.88, total active cases drop to 5,20,773, positivity rate at 3.9%

ThePrint’s daily Covid tracker that brings you the numbers that matter — from total cases, tests done and recoveries to positivity rate and deaths.

Long-term exposure to air pollution may increase risk of Covid fatality, says US study

The research, published in the journal Science Advances, studied the impact of long-term exposure to PM 2.5 pollutants on Covid-19 mortality rates in 3,089 US counties.

India’s Covid-19 cases rise past 84 lakh, recoveries surge to 77.65 lakh

India saw 47,638 new Covid infections in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,24,985 with 670 new fatalities.

On Camera

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.