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Friday, October 4, 2024
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Topic: COVID-19

From Kumbh to Covid, this gold-medallist para-shuttler is Yogi’s go-to IAS officer

Suhas L. Yathiraj, an IAS officer of the 2007 batch, has been a trusted civil servant for governments across party lines.

Coronavirus death toll rises to 1,886 in India, cases climb to 56,342

The number of active Covid-19 cases stood at 37,916. While 16,539 people have recovered, one patient has migrated, said the Union Health Ministry.

A secret algorithm is deciding who will die in America

The US govt's emergency management agency FEMA has a new pandemic-prediction model that is yet to be released to the public.

Modi reviving NAM won’t be enough in post-Covid world. India must reconsider joining RCEP

There is no doubt that once the world has conquered the coronavirus pandemic, there will be a tectonic shift in the global balance of power. India cannot be a lone crusader.

Why India’s rural economy stands to gain after the lockdown is lifted

Govt & individual behaviours have changed to cope with Covid, and economic behaviour will change too. Agriculture & rural industry could be India’s strength.

R0 at 1.27 but experts say India yet to hit Covid peak, lockdown alone can’t end pandemic

Covid-19 cases in India continue to grow despite 44 days of lockdown, though the rate of growth is significantly lower than in the early days of its spread.

Govt asks pharma firms when remdesivir, the big hope against Covid, can be made in India

Drug has shown benefits in reducing recovery time for some patients, and the govt has asked companies if they’re in touch with Gilead Sciences for a licence.

Navy ship to bring back 750 Indians from Maldives tomorrow as military kicks off repatriation

INS Jalashwa reached Male for the first round of military repatriations Thursday. Each of the passengers will have to pay approx. Rs 3,000 for the exercise.  

Sikh doctor in Canada takes ‘difficult decision’ of shaving beard to treat Covid patients

Sanjeet Singh Saluja was unable to wear the mandatory N-95 mask because it was not able to fully cover his beard.

UP Jal Nigam to release pay for unpaid staffers after furore over Rs 1.47 cr Covid aid to CM

UP Jal Nigam had come under fire for donating Rs 1.47 crore to CM's Covid-19 fund even though its 24,000 staffers & pensioners remain unpaid for 3 months.

On Camera

I met Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in 2005. He told me he was an admirer of MK Gandhi

Shuttle diplomacy at a high level is indicated, along the lines of the famous Kissingerian shuttles following the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

#ByeByeAP to #LuluBackInAP: Naidu’s moves to make Andhra ‘business friendly’ & woo back investors

The Jagan Reddy govt has been accused of scuppering various investment deals. Under Naidu, the govt, is trying to make AP a top investment destination, officials and industrialists say.

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?