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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.

Covid lockdowns worsen Modi govt’s fiscal woes fuelled by weak auctions

Subhadip Sircar -
Sensing the Modi govt’s growing need for funds, traders are holding out for higher yields, with the central bank forced to cancel sales or boost purchases if it refuses to accede.

Covid is changing the way students pick foreign schools. How country handled virus is a factor

Kritika Sharma -
Foreign education consultants say students are skipping countries like US & opting for New Zealand, Singapore & smaller European nations. They are even altering choice of subjects.

MHA directs states to ensure local containment measures in districts with high Covid caseload

PTI -
The Ministry of Home Affairs however did not mention anything about the imposition of a lockdown anywhere in the country in the fresh guidelines issued in view of Covid for May.

1,114 Mumbai buildings sealed, double since March, as Covid spreads across city

Manasi Phadke -
The surge in the number of sealed buildings was accompanied by a spurt in active Covid cases in the city. Mumbai has so far recorded 6,40,507 Covid positive cases and 12,990 deaths.

She was 8 months pregnant, was ‘forced’ into UP poll duty that killed ‘135 teachers’

Jyoti Yadav -
Among the UP teachers who died after poll duty was an 8 months pregnant woman. RSS-affiliated Rashtriya Saikishik Mahasangh has decided to boycott counting duty on 2 May.

Come 1 May, here’s why science says vaccination should not merely be linked to age cut-offs

Sandhya Ramesh -
Scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research say that amid current vaccine shortage, a priority system could help protect the most vulnerable first.

Modi govt met 93% of UP govt’s oxygen demand. But Delhi got only 54% of what it asked for

Mohana Basu -
According to data provided by the Centre in an affidavit filed in the SC, Delhi had revised its oxygen requirement by over 133%, while UP’s demand increased by 100%.

Delhi govt to procure 67 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine from Serum Institute

PTI -
The first tranche of three lakh shots will be delivered by 3 May. Delhi govt has also sought a supply schedule for the remaining doses which are to be delivered over the next 3 months.

Higher body weight linked with increased risk of worse outcomes from Covid — Lancet study

PTI -
The study is based on more than 6.9 million people living in England and included data from over 20,000 Covid-19 patients who were hospitalised or died during England's first wave.

Tamil Nadu wasted 8.8% of its Covid vaccine doses, UP has the largest stock, govt data says

Soniya Agrawal -
According to govt data, India has stock of 1.06 crore doses as of Thursday. Another 20,48,890 doses are in the pipeline.
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Rajnath Singh is discovering India-Pakistan civilisational ties

+TFP Praveen Swami -
Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.

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Economy

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Shubhangi Misra -
Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

Defence

India eyes more S-400s with upcoming Putin visit, Su-57 likely to stay off radar

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Not only did S-400 record its longest hit during India-Pakistan 88-hour conflict, ability of the system to shoot and scoot in a short time, which allows it to evade enemy fire, was also proved.

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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