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Friday, April 3, 2026
TopicCovid-19 pandemic

Topic: Covid-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic may have aged your brain, even if you weren’t infected, finds UK study

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Wuhan virologists identify new coronavirus in bats. It has a disturbing similarity to COVID-19

Findings reported by a team of virologists at the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at Wuhan Institute of Virology. Study published in the journal Cell.

Introduced during the pandemic, the virtual marathon is here to stay. How it works

World’s 1st virtual marathon was held during pandemic in 2020. India, too, has embraced this trend with events like Tata Mumbai Marathon & Vedanta Pink City Half Marathon going virtual.

253788% —that’s no typo, it’s how much India’s petroleum exports to Europe have risen since 2018

In terms of value, India’s petroleum exports to key European markets saw 250% growth. It was driven first by pandemic-related factors, and then the war in Ukraine.

‘Why religion?’ IIT audience grills study linking religiosity to pandemic mental health

A study on the mental health benefits of religious participation during the pandemic invited plenty of debate at the Asia Meeting of the Econometric Society, held in IIT-Delhi.

Milk prices up by 10.5% from a year ago — higher input costs & supply side issues to blame

Average price of 1L milk is Rs 56.8 — up from Rs 51.4 last yr. Since October 2022, inflation in milk prices has outpaced general rate of price rise in India. Higher demand another factor. 

FIFA to Formula 1, how major sporting events are boosting Middle East economy

Despite the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the sports industry in the Middle East is expected to grow by 8.7% by 2026.

How a ‘jadugar’ at Axis Mutual Fund used WFH & social distancing to ‘swindle Rs 30.56 crore’

SEBI has barred Axis Mutual Fund’s former fund manager Viren Joshi and 20 others from accessing securities markets, and has confiscated Rs 30.56 crore in a front-running case.

Production cut on the cards as OPEC+ gears up for 1st in-person meet since pandemic, Ukraine war

Russia, backed by Saudi Arabia, has been lobbying for the 23-member group to cut oil supplies by 1 million barrels per day.

Indian healthcare tasted the medicine of public-private partnership. Don’t let it go to waste

India's 28% urban population has access to 66% of the hospital beds. But Covid catalysed both public and private sectors leading to collaborations like never before.

On Camera

Pam Bondi’s firing is good news. Now, US Senate must stand up for DOJ

Bondi’s missteps hastened her exit, but her departure offers a reset. The Senate must not rubber-stamp Trump’s pick and should demand an attorney general committed to DOJ independence.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

India commissions its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine—INS Aridhaman

INS Arihant was first vessel under SSBN project and was quietly commissioned in 2016. The second indigenous SSBN, INS Arighat, was commissioned in August 2024.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.