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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.

Locked down and anxious, more and more Indians are making panic calls, seeking therapy

Soniya Agrawal -
For patients of anxiety and depression, coronavirus has entered the list of ‘triggers’ for their mental health problems, say experts.

Taj Mahal, a hub for tourists, finds a quiet moment amid the lockdown

ThePrint Team -
Agra, which relies on tourism to boost its economy, has been relatively quiet since the nationwide lockdown was imposed.

Clapping is good, but Indian medical staff fighting Covid-19 need real incentives

Soham D. Bhaduri -
If India gives special incentives to healthcare workers like Malaysia and China, it can hasten human resource mobilisation in the fight against Covid-19.

V, U, W, L or Nike Swoosh? Economists are trying to figure out shape of global recovery

Michelle Jamrisko -
A V-shape in which the rebound is as swift as the slump was the favoured trajectory early on, but now more are starting to worry about a U-shape.

DU hasn’t paid for online journals and portals, can’t access them from home, say teachers

Kritika Sharma -
Teachers allege they are having trouble teaching or researching due to lack of resources. DU’s own online library hasn’t subscribed to important journals.

Coronavirus doesn’t stop Indian Army from carrying out its annual cyber security exercise

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Army had earlier issued advisory claiming India's adversaries were launching coronavirus-themed campaigns to infect official or personal IT assets of defence personnel.  

Covid-19 lockdown blocks sale of more than Rs 6,000 crore-worth BS IV vehicles

Remya Nair -
The government had mandated that only BS-VI-compliant vehicles could be sold and registered in India from 1 April 2020.

We may be underestimating the Coronavirus death toll

Ferdinando Giugliano -
If the number of infections is underestimated, the detected fatality rate will look much higher than the real one.

TikTok donates protective suits, masks worth Rs 100 crore to India to fight coronavirus

Soniya Agrawal -
In its official statement, TikTok, the Chinese video-making app, also lauded India’s efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Punjab announces community testing of anyone with breathing trouble in Covid-19 hotspots

Chitleen K Sethi -
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh directs health department to put mobile testing vans in operation to conduct community testing and stem the spread of Covid-19.
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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

Deepali Bhardwaj -
A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

Indians are musically poor. We aren’t a good market for cutting-edge international bands

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Economy

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Yuthika Bhargava -
Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Defence

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

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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