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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.

India’s R value drops to 0.82, lowest ever since Covid pandemic began last year

Mohana Basu -
Major states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka see a downward trend in their R values, but others such as Odisha, Tamil Nadu show worrying increase in cases. 

For Covaxin to get emergency use approval, WHO needs ‘more information’ from Bharat Biotech

Yoshita Singh -
Duration of the emergency use listing process depends on the quality of the data submitted by the vaccine manufacturer and on those data meeting WHO criteria, according to the agency.

Vaccines, oxygen to beds and data — how HCs have influenced Covid policies across states

Apoorva Mandhani -
In the last 2 months, numerous high courts have influenced policy decisions on Covid management, and SC has upheld most orders that were challenged.

400 govt vaccine centres closed, Delhi turns to pvt hospitals & RWAs. But it’s not for everyone

Aneesha Bedi -
With Delhi govt closing vaccination centres for the 18-44 age group, only those with means and purchasing power have access to private hospitals where vaccine stocks are still available.

Modi govt is preparing another stimulus package to boost economic growth after second wave

Siddhartha Singh -
The finance ministry is working on proposals to bolster the tourism, aviation and hospitality industries, along with small and medium-sized companies.

India’s daily Covid cases fall below 2-lakh mark after over one month

PTI -
The country registered 1.96 lakh new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest in 41 days. The number of Covid deaths recorded was 3,511, the lowest in 21 days.

Ensure no discrimination of transgender persons at Covid vaccine centres — govt to states

PTI -
The Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry has also urged the states to conduct awareness drives especially to reach out to the transgender community about the vaccination process.

Lactating mothers, pregnant women can take Covid jabs without prior registration in Mumbai

PTI -
They have been added to the categories eligible for vaccination and can walk in at the centres run by the Maharashtra govt and Mumbai civic body between Monday and Wednesday.

What scientists now say on Covid origin in Wuhan lab and what they dismissed prematurely

Tom Kertscher -
Wuhan lab researchers created new viruses by using reverse genetics on bat coronaviruses. Some of this research was funded by the US.

Protesting farmers call Covid ‘govt conspiracy’ as Haryana blames them for surging deaths

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Farmers take turns travelling to and from Tikri & Kundli borders, authorities say they carry Covid back to villages. But protesters claim Covid is 'imaginary'.
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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

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

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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