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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
TopicCOVID-19

Topic: COVID-19

Shivraj finally picks ministers — top BJP man, 2 Scindia loyalists among 5 to aid Covid fight

Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expanded his cabinet after nearly a month, in which time MP has been struggling to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

IMF’s 1.9% growth projection for India in FY21 a reasonable estimate, says CEA Subramanian

India’s chief economic advisor says fiscal deficit only area that needs to be looked at right now, adding the stimulus package will be announced soon.

Journalist Gulshan Ewing, former editor of Eve’s Weekly, dies of Covid-19 in UK at 92

Journalist Gulshan Ewing was known to be on first-name terms with leading actors and politicians of her time, and interviewed some of the most iconic celebrities from around the world.

Rashtrapati Bhavan on high alert after staff’s family member tests positive for Covid-19

The sanitation worker’s house in the Presidential Estate has been disinfected and sealed, and 25 families living in close contact have been quarantined.

‘Shops won’t even sell us water’ — Kerala’s ambulance staff on Covid duty battle prejudice

Workers associated with Kerala’s 108 ambulance service have been at the frontline of the state’s response to coronavirus. But it’s been a tough life on the road.

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.

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India’s agricultural paradox—rising output, rising imports, and a shrinking trade surplus

Agricultural policy has prioritised price stabilisation over fostering long-term competitiveness. This incentivises the pursuit of subsidies rather than productivity enhancement.

Naidu matches Jagan’s Rs 13L crore investment playbook, with a ‘speed of doing business’ caveat

Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.

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.