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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 records 18,987 new Covid cases, 246 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI -
Fresh infections stayed below 30,000 cases for the 20th day while active cases have fallen to 2,06,586, the lowest in the last 215 days. The recovery rate was recorded at 98.07%.

India builds up Covid vaccine stocks as it readies to restart global shipments

Sudhi Ranjan Sen -
In the stockpile of 250 million doses, Covishield makes up the bulk, while the rest are Covaxin. India will restart exports some 6 months after it was halted due to the second wave.

India among 50% countries where classes are yet to go fully in-person: Unicef-backed study

Kritika Sharma -
Tracker by Johns Hopkins University, Unicef & World Bank says most European countries have resumed in-person classes, as have African nations South Africa, Zambia & Angola.

Modi govt lifts additional checks and restrictions imposed on UK travellers

PTI -
Centre's decision to withdraw travel advisory comes after UK ordered discontinuation of mandatory testing and quarantine for those vaccinated with Covishield travelling from India.

India’s infection rate drops to 0.90, but West Bengal’s R crosses 1 amid Pujo festivities

Mohana Basu -
West Bengal's R value rose to 1.01 this week, which is the highest among top ten states with the highest number of active cases.

India records 15,823 Covid cases in last 24 hours, active infections lowest in 214 days

PTI -
The active cases in the country have declined to 2,07,653, comprising 0.61% of the total infections. A total of 96.34 crore vaccines have also been administered so far.

Why tiny Mizoram has emerged as Covid hotspot with 17% positivity rate as rest of India sees drop

Angana Chakrabarti -
Officials in Mizoram’s health department point to a variety of factors that could have led to the recent surge, including a large ‘vulnerable population’ and ‘targeted testing’.

India doing well in terms of vaccinating its own people, IMF chief economist says

Lalit K Jha -
Chief Economist Gita Gopinath said Indian economy faces many challenges with regard to financial market after IMF's latest outlook projected 9.5% growth rate for India in 2021.

India registers 14,313 fresh Covid infections, 181 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI -
Active cases have declined to 2,14,900 comprising 0.63% of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020. The national Covid recovery rate was recorded at 98.04%.

Modi speaks with Johnson over India-UK trade & climate action targets ahead of COP26 summit

Aditi Khanna -
The two prime ministers also discussed the fight against Covid and the importance of opening up international travel over the phone call, according to Downing Street spokesperson.
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Opinion

We celebrate Harappa excavation—and dismiss Keeladi, Sinauli archaeological digs as politics

Disha Ahluwalia -
In the storm around Sinauli, many academics dismissed claims of chariots being found. And the public misinterpreted the chariots as a device planted by the govt to fortify Hindutva.

We blame the government for being too litigious. Data tells a very different story

What Bihar poll results say about BJP’s prospects in Assam, Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala

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Economy

Naidu matches Jagan’s Rs 13L crore investment playbook, with a ‘speed of doing business’ caveat

Prasad Nichenametla -
Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.

Defence

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

Snehesh Alex Philip -
ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

National Interest

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Shekhar Gupta -
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.

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