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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.

Odisha announces Rs 50 lakh for kin of health & support staff who die treating Covid-19

PTI -
CM Naveen Patnaik said a detailed scheme of awards will be instituted, recognising the unparalleled sacrifice of healthcare workers.

Sanjaya Baru says lockdown will shape Centre-state ties, Raja Mohan on global tilt to Left

Fiza Jha -
Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Abhishek Singhvi, Mahesh Vyas, Jayati Ghosh and many others.

Why Modi’s India won’t join US, France and other nations in blaming China for Covid just yet

Jyoti Malhotra -
China considers the Western world as the big bad wolf and its own poor citizens as victims. But Beijing's aggressive defence of the coronavirus pandemic is failing.

Gujarat Covid-19 tally crosses 2,000 with 127 new cases reported

PTI -
Out of 1,858 active cases, 19 patients are on ventilator support and 131 patients from the state have been discharged after recovery.

‘Shops won’t even sell us water’ — Kerala’s ambulance staff on Covid duty battle prejudice

Shwetha George -
Workers associated with Kerala’s 108 ambulance service have been at the frontline of the state’s response to coronavirus. But it’s been a tough life on the road.

China says FDI rules ‘discriminatory’, says TOI, NIE goes ‘woah’ on low US oil prices

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.

Lav Agarwal, a ‘reticent’ IIT grad, Andhra IAS officer who’s the face of India’s Covid fight

Sanya Dhingra -
Lav Agarwal insists he’s only doing his job, but has become the 'most popular IAS officer in India now'. Colleagues say he’s the ideal man to brief the public in this crisis.

Double layered bags & colour coded bins: Waste management guidelines for COVID-19 patients

PTI -
The CPCB wrote to state pollution control boards to consider common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility and its staff as essential services.

Sri Lanka postpones parliamentary elections for nearly two months amid Covid-19 crisis

PTI -
The coronavirus outbreak has killed seven people and infected 295 others in the country.

Muslim burials soar in Indore as hospitals ‘shut out non-Covid patients’ during lockdown

Angana Chakrabarti -
ThePrint visits Indore’s graveyards to find the reason behind the spike; workers & families say hospitals refused entry for heart attacks & other diseases.
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Opinion

Why Modi-Shah have failed to develop mass leaders in states the way Vajpayee-Advani did

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BJP had leaders like Modi, Chouhan, Raje, Raman Singh, BSY, and Dhumal who kept the party’s flame burning. Those promoted by Modi-Shah in the last 10 years fail to inspire confidence.

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Beijing is concerned about anti-China sentiment in India. New Delhi is focused on border

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Economy

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Swenja Surminski -
Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

Defence

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Prabhakar Tamilarasu -
Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

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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