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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.

Residents of Delhi containment zones to be screened thrice in 2 weeks, says Kejriwal govt

Aneesha Bedi -
The directive comes as fresh cases of coronavirus continue to emerge from 75% of the capital’s containment zones. There are 97 containment zones in Delhi.

Railways run first special train to ferry stranded migrants from Telangana to Jharkhand

PTI -
The 24-coach train ferried over 1,200 migrants home. Social distancing norms were maintained by allowing only 54 passengers in each coach.

On May Day, Minister Meghwal & D Raja remember workers, Pratibha Singh on Covid patents

Bismee Taskin -
Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Sun Weidong, Aakar Patel and more.

India can spend more to combat economic fallout of Covid: IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath

Remya Nair -
IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath says India is spending around 1% of its GDP to combat the economic impact of Covid-19, but emerging markets on average are spending 2.5%.

Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala, over 100 journalists test negative for Covid-19

PTI -
Dushyant Chautala had earlier appealed to those with symptoms to undergo Covid-19 tests at govt hospitals or authorised private labs without any fear.

50% Covid deaths in under 60 age group, say TOI & Express, Reliance’s debt rescue in BS

Revathi Krishnan -
A round-up of the most important reports in major newspapers around the country – from TOI and HT, Express and The Hindu to The Telegraph, Mumbai Mirror and The Tribune, as well as top financial dailies.

Groom in Mumbai, bride in Bareilly, priest in Raipur. Indians are saying ‘I do’ on Zoom

Revathi Krishnan -
Indians are getting married, coronavirus or not. And Zoom is the cheapest, easiest destination wedding in town.

12 Tablighi Jamaat members, including 9 from Thailand, sent to temporary jail in UP

PTI -
The 12 Tablighi members, who tested positive for Covid-19, completed 28 days in quarantine after being found hiding in a mosque on 2 April.

Let’s talk about garbage in Covid battle and clap for India’s sanitation workers

Dilip Mandal -
Wuhan’s trash increased 6 times while it fought Covid. India’s is on the rise too but we don’t have enough treatment facilities or protection for sanitation workers.

When Delhi Metro reopens, these are the guidelines CISF wants followed by commuters, staff

Rahul Sampal -
According to new CISF rules, Aarogya Setu app and face masks will be compulsory for Delhi Metro passengers. Its personnel will have to maintain strict hygiene.
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A frosty start featuring ‘ULFA tapes’, thawed by a love of dogs. My conversations with Ratan Tata

Shekhar Gupta -
Besides politics, his frustrations with business environment & inspirational ideas ranging from entrepreneurship to technology, aviation, philanthropy, we discovered a common passion: dogs

Ratan Tata’s least acknowledged and biggest contribution was to Assam

Ratan Tata mettle revealed in 1980s’ PepsiCo battle. Shook up fuddy-duddy business practices

Economy

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Defence

Amid concerns about use of Chinese parts in drones, Army general urges industry to be transparent

Smruti Deshpande -
Maj Gen CS Mann, ADG, Army Design Bureau, cites national security concerns. This comes after intelligence agencies flagged use of Chinese components in drones purchased by armed forces.

National Interest

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

Shekhar Gupta -
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?

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