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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.

Coronavirus does not spread from pregnant women to babies, says Chinese study

Mohana Basu -
This is the second study in a month to come to this conclusion. It was conducted by researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan. 

Why coronavirus will usher in a new era of movies, sports and TV shows

Tyler Cowen -
Solving entertainment problem is one very real piece of the puzzle for minimising effects of coronavirus & keeping people not just in good spirits but healthy.

Johns Hopkins to Peking — Universities are at forefront of COVID-19 fight. But not in India

Dinesh Singh -
Look at the website of any top science and medicine college in India, and you won’t see coronavirus updates. DU wants students to wash hands, but taps run dry.

Testing times across channels on coronavirus and ‘mystery’ in MP, Republic goes to 2024

Kairvy Grewal -
A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Global oil use is heading for biggest fall in history due to coronavirus restrictions

Javier Blas -
Travel bans, work-from-home, cancelled vacations and disrupted supply chains all mean reduced demand for fuel.

Shaheen Bagh protest must end now. Its returns are diminishing and COVID-19 is a real risk

Rama Lakshmi -
As coronavirus spreads and 12 states reject NPR and NRC, Shaheen Bagh’s women must count their gains, cut their losses and leave.

‘Section 144 order’ stokes confusion in Mumbai amid COVID-19 scare, but it’s not for public

Angana Chakrabarti -
Mumbai police has invoked Section 144 to prohibit guided tours as the coronavirus pandemic continues to gain ground.

India pledges $10 million as SAARC leaders join hands to fight coronavirus

Nayanima Basu -
Pakistan PM Imran Khan gave the SAARC video conference on coronavirus a miss, with his representative raising the Kashmir issue.

Why doctors in Italy are letting some coronavirus patients die to save others

Himani Chandna -
In an analysis published in The Lancet, two Italian researchers have predicted a doomsday scenario for Italy if coronavirus infections continue at current rate.

In its fight against coronavirus panic, Karnataka govt finds unlikely ally in Telegram app

Rohini Swamy -
Karnataka’s Department of Information and Public Relations started a Telegram group at 10:46 PM on 13 March, which now has over 6,000 members.
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Opinion

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Vivek Mishra -
Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

Why the thriving Indian diaspora in the US is not an asset anymore

KBC completes 25 years. No violence or weeping bahus, just Amitabh Bachchan and his questions

Economy

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

Ruchi Bhattar -
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Defence

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Javaria Rana -
Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

National Interest

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Shekhar Gupta -
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?

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