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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.

Why humans have themselves to blame for the coronavirus pandemic

Mark Buchanan -
There are more people coming into contact with wildlife species, as agriculture, forestry, mining & oil exploration destroy animals' natural habitats.

India is using at least 19 apps to track and trace Covid-19, including Aarogya Setu

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
Govt authorities across India are asking people to download mobile apps created to check Covid-19. There are data privacy concerns as some apps track real-time movements.

Covid offers India-Pakistan a chance to fight common enemy, bury hostility over Kashmir

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
The magnitude of the coronavirus pandemic allows India and Pakistan to gracefully alter their rigid attitude and sell the idea of an agreement to their emotional citizens.

India set to receive 6.5 lakh Covid-19 testing kits from China today

Nayanima Basu -
5.5 lakh rapid antibody testing kits from Wondfo Biotech Co and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics Inc and 1 lakh RNA extraction kits from MGI Shenzhen have been shipped.

You can flood the world with money but it’s losing its meaning

Jared Dillian -
It’s been some time since people thought about the concept of money and its purpose. The broad idea is that money has value, but that value is not arbitrary.

Make more babies or embrace foreign workers – the Covid-19 message to rich Asian nations

Daniel Moss -
Pulling up the drawbridge to halt spread of the disease and protect domestic businesses would be perilous as foreign workers are critical.

How not to report: A lesson from Republic TV, Times Now, ABP covering Bandra migrants

Shailaja Bajpai -
Was the gathering of migrant workers at Bandra railway station the result of a masjid, a conspiracy or is the clue in absent luggage? Indian TV picked all.

US has ‘passed the peak’ on new coronavirus cases, says Donald Trump

Lalit K Jha -
The Trump administration had fixed 1 May as a possible date to reopen its economy, but the president said some states may be able to return to normalcy earlier than that.

Global cooperation was breaking, Trump’s attack on WHO just makes it worse

David Wainer -
There’s no global leader in fight against virus & countries that would look to Washington or Beijing for help are finding they have no one to rely on.

Indian Army has disinfectant drone, UV gun that kills virus in seconds in its Covid arsenal

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The Army is one of several sections across Indian society that are trying to chip in for the country’s battle against coronavirus.
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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

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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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