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Monday, October 7, 2024
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Topic: COVID-19

Centre ‘hijacking’ stocks, can’t vaccinate 18-45 group from 1 May, 4 Congress-ruled states say

State ministers said they are prepared for the next phase of vaccination drive from May 1, but the manufacturers have expressed inability to provide them vaccine shots.

How Singapore’s new ‘forest town’ can provide a blueprint for urban living

In an area of Singapore once home to a brickworks and military training facility, the country is building what it calls its first smart and sustainable town.

‘World’s fastest recovery’ outlook for India at risk as second Covid wave hits country

The rupee put up by far the region’s poorest show over the past month as traders factored in the impact of the curbs on economic growth.

India’s Covid crisis now makes global oil demand recovery by July impossible

The combined consumption of diesel and gasoline in India this month is poised to plunge by as much as 20% from March, as streets in major cities like Mumbai & New Delhi go quiet.

Delhi lockdown extended until 3 May, CM Kejriwal says Covid situation still severe

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said positivity rate has been as high as 36% in last few days, will have to watch situation for a few more days.

System has failed, important to do ‘Jan ki baat’, Rahul Gandhi says on Modi’s Mann ki Baat day

His comments came on a day PM Modi in his 'Mann ki Baat' radio programme said the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has shaken the country.

India records single-day spike of 3.49 lakh new Covid cases, 2,767 deaths

Active cases have increased to 26,82,751 comprising 15.82% of total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has further dropped to 83.05%.

Ganga Ram hospital receives 5 metric tonnes of medical oxygen, highest in 3 days

Ganga Ram hospital had raised an alarm Saturday night saying its oxygen stock would last only an hour — with 130 patients in ICU, 30 of them on invasive ventilation.

Pune paradox: Why vaccine & virus research hub is among worst-affected by Covid

Pune is home to Serum Institute of India and National Institute of Virology. But it’s second only to Mumbai in the number of Covid infections reported in Maharashtra.

SC judge Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar dies at Gurugram hospital

Justice Shantanagoudar was admitted to the Medanta hospital due to a lung infection and was in the ICU, sources said.

On Camera

Why Modi-Shah have failed to develop mass leaders in states the way Vajpayee-Advani did

BJP had leaders like Modi, Chouhan, Raje, Raman Singh, BSY, and Dhumal who kept the party’s flame burning. Those promoted by Modi-Shah in the last 10 years fail to inspire confidence.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

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?