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Topic: Coronavirus

Shivraj Singh Chouhan is doing it all alone, from running a state to tackling Covid-19

The Covid-19 crisis and lockdown has thrown a spanner in the works in Madhya Pradesh, resulting in CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan functioning as a one-man cabinet.

Indian-American owned pharma firm donates 3.4 M hydroxychloroquine tablets to key US states

New Jersey-based Amneal Pharmaceuticals has also announced ramping up HCQ productions and expects to produce approximately 20 million tablets by mid-April.

Why Indian banks could make the Covid-19 economic crisis only worse

Despite warnings, India waited too long to fix the banks, thinking that it had all the time in the world. Now it may be too late.

Schools want summer vacations advanced, we’ll decide after lockdown: CBSE secretary

CBSE secretary Anurag Tripathi tells ThePrint in an exclusive interview that the board is in talks with states and schools on advancement of vacations.

India’s shopping boss Damani only tycoon to get richer under lockdown

Net worth of Radhakishan Damani of Avenue Supermarts has surged 5% this year to $10.2 billion, the only billionaire with gains among the 12 richest Indians.

Aap chronology samajhiye: Did Modi buckle under Trump’s pressure on HCQ for COVID-19?

Hydroxychloroquine & paracetamol are cheap, generic drugs long off-patent. India has unique strength to make these for the world. It should use it, not squat on it.

Is coronavirus mutating in India? If yes, how? CSIR starts genetic sequencing to find out

Over the next couple of weeks, once more Covid-19 samples are available, two CSIR institutes will sequence over 100 samples from different locations.

At this UP village bank, over 100 line up daily for cash but there isn’t enough for everyone

The rush of withdrawals since the Covid-19 lockdown kicked in is new for Aryavart, which serves as the sole bank at Piswan in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh.

In a first, India, US pharma majors join hands to develop Covid-19 vaccine

The collaboration between Serum Institute of India and Codagenix Inc, announced Tuesday, was lauded by US Department of State.

Hotels for mild cases, hospitals for severe ones — govt formula to tackle Covid-19 surge

The Union Health & Family Welfare Ministry has announced a three-tier system for Covid-19 patients in a bid to use resources ‘judiciously’.

On Camera

Indian industry in Bangladesh is staring at a void. New Delhi must give line of credit to Dhaka

For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.


You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

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

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?