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Monday, September 30, 2024
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Topic: COVID-19

Covid-19 death toll rises to 324, total cases in India reach 9,352: Health Ministry

While the number of active Covid-19 cases stood at 8,048, as many as 979 people have been cured and discharged, and one has migrated.

Tell media houses not to fire employees: Congress’ Manish Tewari urges I&B minister Javadekar

Manish Tewari’s letter comes amid reports of various media outlets sacking their employees, sending them on leave without pay or forcing them to take pay cuts.

SC modifies free Covid-19 test order, says it wasn’t intended for those who can afford them

Supreme Court now says private labs can charge the capped price of Rs 4,500 for Covid-19 testing, fixed by the ICMR, to those who can afford it.

China clamps down on research tracing Covid-19 origins, will strictly scrutinise all papers

China govt's directive, according to a CNN report, says all academic research on the origins of the novel coronavirus must be strictly and tightly managed.

Hundreds of sorties, 336 tonnes of supplies, IAF is now govt’s transport service in lockdown

The IAF has carried out nearly 70 sorties for 300 tonnes of essential supplies just in the northern sector — covering Leh, Ladakh and Srinagar — since 25 March. 

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till 30 April

Chief Minister K Palaniswami Monday said the move was in accordance with the recommendations of medical and public health experts.

US, UK speed up repatriation of citizens from locked down India, Germany, France halt process

Amid uncertainty over lockdown extension, US, UK & Brazil ramp up process to send back citizens stuck in India. Germany, France, Russia put temporary halt.

Govt extends visa, e-visa of stranded foreigners in India till 30 April

Foreign nationals are stranded in the country due to the 21-day lockdown announced on 24 March to curb the spread of the disease.

BJP gives ‘full marks’ to PM Modi for lockdown citing Oxford study, but stands corrected

The Blavatnik School of Government says the stringency index should not be interpreted as measuring the appropriateness or effectiveness of a country’s response.

More than 300 Indians have died of the coronavirus, and nearly 200 of the lockdown

A cost-benefit analysis of India’s coronavirus lockdown must take into account the deaths caused by the lockdown itself.

On Camera

Tirupati scandal isn’t political or communal. It’s about temple economics

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

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?