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Wednesday, October 2, 2024
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Topic: COVID-19

Lav Agarwal, a ‘reticent’ IIT grad, Andhra IAS officer who’s the face of India’s Covid fight

Lav Agarwal insists he’s only doing his job, but has become the 'most popular IAS officer in India now'. Colleagues say he’s the ideal man to brief the public in this crisis.

Sri Lanka postpones parliamentary elections for nearly two months amid Covid-19 crisis

The coronavirus outbreak has killed seven people and infected 295 others in the country.

Muslim burials soar in Indore as hospitals ‘shut out non-Covid patients’ during lockdown

ThePrint visits Indore’s graveyards to find the reason behind the spike; workers & families say hospitals refused entry for heart attacks & other diseases.

These are the 4 pieces of good news on coronavirus this week

Long before Covid-19, scientists at University of North Carolina & Gilead began developing Remdesivir in anticipation of a new coronavirus epidemic.

How Punjab kept its farm economy going and brought Asia’s largest grain market back to life

Punjab has instituted a token system and the Khanna Mandi is beginning to buzz with activity again, despite a host of lockdown-related problems.

States free to declare early summer break for schools if they wish to, says HRD minister 

Schools across India have launched the new academic session through online classes, but some have sought an advanced summer break to minimise lockdown impact.

Modi govt unlikely to classify donations to CM fund as CSR despite demand from states

Modi govt feels states should have no problem in mobilising CSR funding since donations to states’ disaster management authorities for Covid-19 qualify as CSR.

155 more test positive for coronavirus in Mumbai, total tally 3,090

The BMC said 84 more patients have recovered from the disease and discharged from hospitals, taking the number of cured cases to 394.

Infection rate in 18 states offers hope but MP, Rajasthan, Bengal, Maharashtra are worries

In its Monday briefing, the ICMR also said that 80% of India's current cases are asymptomatic, but didn't advise any change to testing regulations.

IMA declares 23 April as Black Day in protest against attacks on doctors tackling Covid-19

In a statement, the IMA also demanded the central government to enact a law to stop the increasing violence and abuse against healthcare workers.

On Camera

You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

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?