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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.

Angela Merkel is in isolation to save herself. But pressure mounts on her to save Europe

Alan Crawford -
History may judge Angela Merkel less on her custody of Europe’s powerhouse economy than on what she does to help its weakest members through Covid-19.

Tracking India’s coronavirus deaths — 24 of first 35 victims had no foreign travel history

Mohana Basu -
An analysis by ThePrint finds that 77% of Covid-19 casualties in India had comorbidities, 69% were men and over a third had no reported travel or contact history. 

Covid-19: Suhas Palshikar sees end of old politics and Najeeb Jung on a Muslim rethink

Ayush Patnaik -
Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Niranjan Rajadhyaksha, Sanjay Kirloskar, Harsh Mander, and many others.

In India’s fight against coronavirus, one arm failed miserably — Parliament

Dilip Mandal -
MPs were warning about the severity of Covid-19. But Modi govt, whose AYUSH Ministry kept advocating homeopathy, didn’t wake up until Kanika Kapoor incident.

Coronavirus was a test of secular nationalism. Then Tablighi Jamaat became the scapegoat

Asim Ali -
The Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin would concern any country. But PM Modi must immediately rein in his media and social media supporters communalising it.

Bollywood is staring at ‘Rs 1,000-crore loss’ or more if 21-day lockdown is extended

Taran Deol -
From movie theatres to daily wagers, the Hindi movie industry that generates huge revenues and employment is in an unprecedented crisis.

RBI announces more measures to deal with economic fallout caused by Covid-19

PTI -
The central bank extended the time period for realization and repatriation of export proceeds and increased ways and means advances (WMA) limit.

Stocks crash is once-in-a-decade buying chance for long-term investors: ICICI fund manager

Nupur Acharya -
Historically, such times have proven to be attractive for long-term equity investing opportunities, says ICICI Pru AMC’s S. Naren.

Saudi Arabia asks muslims to put Hajj plans on hold amid virus

Abbas Al Lawati -
Saudi Arabia put the holy cities Mecca and Medina on lockdown to prevent the virus from spreading, and even suspended the Umrah pilgrimage last month.

Congo was already battling four epidemics when Covid-19 struck

Taran Deol -
UNICEF says coronavirus will most likely divert Democratic Republic of Congo's available national health capacity and resources from other killer diseases.
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Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

+TFP Praveen Swami -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

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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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