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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.

Sharad Pawar’s 5 suggestions for Modi govt to help states maintain economic balance

Revathi Krishnan -
Sharad Pawar, whose party NCP is in power in Maharashtra, has suggested among other steps extension of RBI's loan deferment policy to state debts.

‘Bhaiyya de do please’ — Covid-19 crisis is making urban India go back to kirana stores

Bismee Taskin -
Covid-19 lockdown is like a renaissance for neighbourhood kirana stores as the urban Indian is finding them more convenient than malls.

UK coronavirus death toll rises to 12,868

Aditi Khanna -
The latest figures reveal that out of the 313,769 who have been tested across the country, 98,476 people have tested positive for Covid-19.

There’s no ‘How to revive economy after Covid’ playbook. But Modi’s India can have an edge

Rama Lakshmi -
Although economists have warned against decisions like America First and Brexit, India does have the edge when it comes to boosting domestic consumption post-coronavirus.

Give out food stocks, expand PDS, don’t skimp: Amartya Sen, Raghuram Rajan & Abhijit Banerjee

Kairvy Grewal -
Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Jaya Jaitly, Naushad Forbes, Maja Daruwala and many others.

US officials in China had flagged safety issues at Wuhan lab studying coronaviruses: Report

Unnati Sharma -
Official cable sent to US after visit to Wuhan lab also warned of potential human transmission representing risk of new SARS-like pandemic, Washington Post article says.

These are the 15 countries that have ‘zero’ coronavirus cases

Sandhya Ramesh -
Of the 15 countries without any coronavirus cases, three are in Asia, two lie in Africa, while the rest are island nations in the region of Oceania.

Hand washing to stop coronavirus — 78% of toilets in Mumbai slums lack reliable water supply

Shubhagato Dasgupta -
Water and sanitation concerns of Indian slums need to be addressed in the fight against coronavirus, otherwise it can have a nationwide impact.

Army of 50,000 ‘NCC corona warriors’ ready, being deployed across India

Snehesh Alex Philip -
NCC Director General, Lt Gen Rajeev Chopra, tells ThePrint that in the last 15 days, nearly 3,700 cadets have been deployed countrywide in 14 states. 

No labour, no transport, no demand: UP small farmers’ troubles pile up under lockdown

Samyak Pandey -
The stray cattle menace and hailstorms had already created trouble for small and medium farmers. Now, the coronavirus lockdown has pushed them to the brink.
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Is support reducing for Kolkata doctors? Mamata not the only one who has to course correct

Monideepa Banerjie -
West Bengal is ready to welcome its daughter home for Durga Puja, but the family is unable to keep the deep-rooted discord within from spilling out. At its head is Mamata Banerjee.

Writings on the Haryana Wall still have Modi first, just the first among equals

Idol worship an eyesore to Bangladeshi islamists. Durga Puja to be toned down this year

Economy

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Yuthika Bhargava -
Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

Defence

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Smruti Deshpande -
Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

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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