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Topic: COVID-19

Why children may be the silent victims of coronavirus

The most consequential effects of this Covid crisis for children are likely to come from two areas: Health and education.

Online shakhas, free ebooks, an app contest: RSS makes big web push amid lockdown

RSS has been holding daily shakhas online during the lockdown. A special nationwide shakha session on 19 April was attended by 48 lakh people. 

FCI says it sent record foodgrains for the poor, blames states for shoddy distribution

According to FCI, states have lifted 40.03 LMT of foodgrains but distributed only 19.63 LMT among beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana.  

Modi govt distances itself from ‘Covid tax’, to act against IRS officers who floated idea

The ‘impugned’ report does not represent the official views of the finance ministry or the income tax department, the CBDT said in a statement Sunday.

Covid vaccine could come in a year, but life-as-usual years away, says WHO chief scientist

At ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan sought to bust many myths around Covid-19, including its rumoured origin in a Wuhan lab.

PM, CMs to hold video meet tomorrow, could discuss ‘graded exit from lockdown’

India has been under a near-complete lockdown since 25 March to check the spread of coronavirus.

Pool testing should be encouraged in UP to ensure Covid-19 is contained: CM Adityanath

Pool testing, which reduces the number of test kits used, is currently being conducted in Lucknow, Meerut and Etawah.

With AIR help, Kashmir set to start radio lessons for lockdown-hit school students

The lessons will be aired on All India Radio, Srinagar, during day time, and time slots have already been specified by the station.

Won’t conquer Covid-19 without more aggressive testing facilities, says Manmohan Singh

Former PM Singh's comments were part of video released by Congress where senior leaders of the party weighed in on the pandemic.

Hair rebellion — from Kautilya, Omar Abdullah to people in Covid lockdown

To deal with boredom, anxiety and restlessness during the Covid-19 lockdown, people are giving themselves drastic haircuts.

On Camera

After Bihar, the vote share vs seat share debate is back again. Here’s why this matters

We must first focus on the harder things that reduce the legitimacy of any election process in the eyes of the voters such as ensuring the independence of the Election Commission.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.