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Saturday, October 5, 2024
TopicCOVID-19

Topic: COVID-19

‘Worrying signs’: Covid hits rural India hard, it now has nearly half of all new cases

The total number of daily cases being reported across India is nearly 300 per cent higher as compared to last year, meaning they will exert pressure on rural health infrastructure.

India records over 4 lakh new Covid cases, 4,187 fatalities in a single day

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,79,30, 960, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.09 per cent, the data stated.

Tens of millions have plunged into poverty as Covid ravages India

The government estimates India’s gross domestic product shrank 8% in the year ended March, its biggest contraction since 1952.

Waiving patents isn’t enough to vaccinate the world

The pharmaceutical industry should be compensated for creativity and risk-taking, of course, and protected from theft.

Young India wants Covid vaccines, but CoWIN just won’t let us win

Booked slots on CoWIN are a problem of the ‘announce-now, plan-later’ method that India loves so much. Millennials desperately want some of that vaccine maitri.

13 deaths: Chengalpattu hospital dean claims O2 pressure dropped, but shortage wasn’t cause

13 Covid patients in Chengalpattu Govt Hospital in Tamil Nadu died Tuesday night in what has been cited as another instance of the severe oxygen shortage crisis in India's hospitals.

Away from Covid mess, there’s another side to the India story. And it’s cause for hope

Amid the pandemic that has gripped the country, India is in need of good news, or at least something else to think about. This might help.

Modi govt is in denial & India is back to being a flailing state

Modi government didn’t strengthen the foundations of basic governance in the last 7 years. Now, the PM has retreated and ministers are failing, adding to the Covid disaster.

Delhi govt to organise mass Covid vaccination drive for mediapersons, says official

The vaccination camps will be organised at offices of the media houses and the cost will be borne by the Delhi government, explained the official.

Rajasthan HC seeks response of Centre, state govt on different prices of Covid vaccines

The petition before Rajasthan HC stated that different prices for procurement of vaccines for central govt, states & pvt. hospitals violated fundamental & constitutional rights of citizens.

On Camera

Writings on the Haryana Wall still have Modi first, just the first among equals

BJP's 2024 Haryana campaign is different. Modi's isn’t the lead picture on hoardings and after two terms in power, BJP is relying once again on its mainstay: upper castes & Punjabis.

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

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?