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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.

Why lakhs of merchant navy sailors are stuck at sea because of India’s virus surge

Ann Koh -
Singapore: Hundreds of thousands of seafarers risk being stuck at sea beyond the expiry of their contracts because of India’s surging coronavirus outbreak, according...

India travel ban due to Covid won’t be extended beyond 15 May, Australian PM Morrison says

PTI -
Morrison’s remarks came a day after the ban was challenged in the federal court in Sydney by a 73-year-old Australian, who has been stranded in Bengaluru since March 2020.

Sunder Pichai, Punit Renjen, Shantanu Narayen join global Covid task force to help India

PTI -
The task force is a newly formed public-private partnership organised by the US Chamber of Commerce and supported by Business Roundtable.

Support for Covid vaccine patent waiver brings people’s shot closer

Lionel Laurent -
A lot of obstacles have slowed things down, not all patent-related: Raw materials supplies, the complexity of new technologies and logistical issues in scaling up production.

BJP leaders are upset with Shivraj’s Covid management, say virtual meetings are ‘tamasha’

Neelam Pandey -
BJP members say statements by leaders claiming everything is fine are ‘a joke’, flag gaps in Madhya Pradesh's healthcare infrastructure, want complete lockdown.

India’s second wave seen peaking in coming days by National Covid-19 Supermodel Committee

Bhuma Shrivastava -
A team at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore used a mathematical model to predict about 404,000 deaths will occur by June 11 if current trends continue.

Good start by RBI. Now, banks need to step up & do their bit to help Covid-hit economy

Ila Patnaik -
RBI’s relief steps are centred on small borrowers and entities in unorganised sector. Credit needs of the healthcare sector are addressed too. Implementation now holds the key.

China’s state-run Sichuan Airlines to restart operations to India from 9 May

PTI -
Sichuan Airlines' suspension of cargo flights to India had caused major disruption to private traders' efforts to procure oxygen concentrators and other medical supplies from China.

Multilateral response is critical to overcome Covid in India and globally, says IMF

Lalit K Jha -
The IMF hailed recent announcements by several countries to provide immediate support to India, and said that it is redoubling efforts to foster global collaboration.

Delhi govt to set up 48 oxygen plants to address shortage of life-saving gas, says Kejriwal

PTI -
Of the 48 oxygen plants, 21 are being imported from France and the rest are manufactured in India.
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Developed countries should take responsibility for their climate emissions. Instead, the instinct has been familiar: Protect your own first. This is now shaping the climate finance debate.

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Economy

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Udit Bubna -
Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

Defence

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

Niyati Kothiyal -
At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

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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