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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.

Are oxygen concentrators essential commodity? Two Delhi courts think differently

Apoorva Mandhani -
Saket court says oxygen concentrators are covered in the definition of Essential Commodities & their price must be governed according to govt's directions. But Dwarka court doesn't think so.

Pappu Yadav’s arrest ‘undemocratic, insensitive’ say Nitish allies as cracks appear in NDA

Dipak Mishra -
Don-turned-politician & former MP Pappu Yadav was among the few politicians seen helping people on ground amid Covid surge. He was arrested Tuesday for violating lockdown rules.

Stop surging prices of Covid supplies, restore frequency of cargo flights: India tells China

K J M Varma -
The decision by China's Sichuan Airlines to suspend 11 cargo flights for 15 days from 26 April amplified cargo flight disruptions and it is yet to restore services to India.

Bengaluru grave digger buried Covid dead for months, was buried today after not getting O2 bed

Neelam Pandey -
Bengaluru residents claim lack of government beds even as BBMP shows bed availability. CM Yediyurappa has asked patients to not ‘over-stay’ in hospitals.

‘Should we hang ourselves over non-availability of vaccines?’ — Union Minister Gowda

PTI -
Replying to queries on vaccine shortages, D V Sadananda Gowda said 'certain things are beyond our control' and clarified that the govt has been doing its best.

Bombay HC asks Pune civic body to look for modern ways to reduce pollution at crematoriums

PTI -
The court was hearing a PIL which said that chimneys of many crematoriums are not constructed according to the standard design, due to which the fumes released does not move upward.

UPSC postpones civil services prelims exams from 27 June to 10 October

PTI -
The Union Public Service Commission deferred the exams in view of the prevailing conditions caused due to Covid.

TN & Andhra SOS to PM, Kerala’s surplus stock over — Oxygen shortage now hits South India

Soniya Agrawal -
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala have written to Modi govt flagging high demand for oxygen and the shortage faced by them amid Covid surge.

How long can you wait to take 2nd Covishield dose? What experts say & the science behind it

Himani Chandna -
With an expert panel recommending waiting up to 16 weeks to take second the Covishield dose against Covid-19, ThePrint looks at what studies and other experts say about this.

Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper begins production of medical oxygen, dispatches first batch

PTI -
The Sterlite copper smelter plant was given approval by the then AIADMK government on 26 April to produce medical oxygen at its Tuticorin facility for a period of four months.
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Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

Karti P Chidambaram -
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

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Economy

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

Udit Bubna -
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

Defence

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

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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