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TopicCoronavirus

Topic: Coronavirus

Coronavirus or Covid-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It is a viral disease that turned into a pandemic in early 2020. The first known case was recorded in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Coronavirus has multiple variants such as Delta and Omicron, and its most common symptoms are fever, chills and sore throat.

DCGI grants permission to Serum Institute to manufacture Sputnik V in India

Payal Banerjee -
The permission has been granted for examination, test and analysis of the Sputnik vaccine at SII's licensed Hadapsar facility under certain conditions, official sources said.

Vaccinated late, ‘left to fend for ourselves’, airlines staff say as Covid kills 14 pilots

Taran Deol -
National carrier Air India lost five pilots, Vistara two. IndiGo was the worst hit with seven deaths. Airline employees blame management for delayed vaccination.

Wuhan lab’s deleted data, unreported pneumonia cases — challenges to ‘natural’ origins of Covid

Abantika Ghosh -
Research group called DRASTIC is trawling the internet, comparing notes & putting up a concerted resistance to Chinese claims, supported by WHO, that SARS-CoV-2 has natural origins.

UK regulator approves Pfizer vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds

PTI -
The UK’s medicines regulator said no new side effects were identified and the safety data in children was comparable with that seen in young adults.

Visas of foreigners stranded in India due to Covid extended till 31 August

PTI -
The decision has been taken in the light of non-resumption of normal commercial flights on gratis basis without levy of any overstay penalty, the Home Ministry said in a statement.

Story of how ‘amateur sleuths’ forced world to consider Wuhan lab leak theory about Covid

Soniya Agrawal -
Group called DRASTIC spends months scouring internet to discover how Wuhan lab had been studying coronaviruses, including one that is genetically similar to SARS-CoV-2.

Covid-19 pandemic: Rising cases in China’s Guangzhou, Canada to mix vaccines due to shortages

Unnati Sharma -
As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

India managed Covid second wave ‘very well’, need to prepare for third, says Niti Aayog member

Bijay Kumar Singh -
V K Saraswat said that epidemiologists have made it clear that Covid third wave is likely to start from September-October, so India should vaccinate as many people as possible.

Modi govt caps trade margin of oxygen concentrators at 70%

PTI -
Manufacturers and importers have been asked to report revised MRP within three days. Currently, the margin on oxygen concentrators at the distributor level ranges up to 198%.

HC seeks Centre, Delhi govt stand on plea for CBI probe into deaths at Jaipur Golden Hospital

PTI -
The plea contends that the cause of death of 21 Covid patients at the Delhi hospital was respiratory failure due to insufficient supply of oxygen and not comorbidities.
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New labour codes are a simplification that’s been long overdue. Its a strategic shift

Bidisha Bhattacharya -
Imposition of formal rights and digital compliance mechanisms introduces new expectations for both employers and workers. This transition will require sustained awareness efforts.

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Economy

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

Mrinalini Dhyani -
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Defence

Tejas crash: Amid taunts from across border, a Pakistani pilot’s brother voices shared grief & solidarity

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Speaking to ThePrint, Salman Akram urges dignity in tragedy, recalling the loss of his brother, Wing Commander Nauman Akram, in similar crash & the mockery his family faced after.

National Interest

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

Shekhar Gupta -
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.

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