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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicCoronavirus crisis

Topic: Coronavirus crisis

Politics hampered WHO’s response to Covid, review panel chief says

The WHO and its members have been scrutinized for their responses to the pandemic that has struck about 47 million people, killing more than 1.2 million & stifling economies worldwide.

Aarogya Setu app gets ‘bullied’ for govt’s lack of data, & if Covid was a politician

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Covid likely to leave lasting scars, could lead to higher taxation in future, says RBI 

RBI estimates that gross fiscal deficit of states could cross 4 per cent, and force govts to put investments on hold, leading to a vicious cycle of incurring loss without spurring recovery.

How protests pose new risks to Thai economy’s Covid recovery

The uncertain outlook for the Thai economy, which contracted a record 12.2% in the third quarter, has weighed on the nation’s stocks and currency.

China’s digital farmers are making agriculture more profitable

In some parts of rural China, the extent to which villagers are connected to the internet is greater than in large cities.

Schools not opening for now in Delhi, says Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

Earlier, schools were allowed to call students from class 9 to 12 to school on a voluntary basis from September 21. However, the Delhi government decided against it.

Spanish PM says Covid infections could be 3 times higher than reported

Spain has become the first Western European nation to surpass 1 million Covid cases. Health Minister Salvador Illa said that in parts of the country the pandemic is out of control.

Covid crisis shows once again why US dollar is world’s dominant currency

A lack of global alternatives helps explain some of the dollar’s role. The euro’s status as a reserve currency remains limited & China’s currency is still subject to capital controls.

1 million people travelled by air this Sunday — a promising sign of post-Covid times

The rise in passenger traffic, from 29% of normal levels to 35% on Sunday, shows that virus flare-ups may no longer lead to further backsliding in passenger traffic.

India registers 54,044 new Covid cases, 717 fatalities in last 24 hours

As many as 67,95,103 people have recuperated from the disease so far pushing the recovery rate to 88.81% while the case fatality rate due Covid-19 has dropped to 1.51%.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?