The government opened up the vaccination drive to include everybody above the age of 45 on 1 April based on National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration's recommendation.
Last August, I estimated that Covid-19 will end its epidemic phase in India by January 2021. It appears that this prediction was not too far off the mark.
Results of ICMR plasma therapy trial, the world's largest, are expected to be published in British Medical Journal. Health secretary says digital IDs not mandatory for Covid vaccine.
A study in IJMR by a team at Homi Bhabha National Institute found that Covid cases in colder climates are more likely to develop blood clots, which increases the risk of death.
AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria also said cases are increasing in certain states and they will reach a peak later, but there is not much evidence of community transmission.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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