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Topic: COVID-19

‘Relying on kindness of people’ — India’s disabled bear the brunt of Covid-19 lockdown  

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Saturday wrote to the Home Ministry seeking minimum support services for people with disabilities.

Covid-19: Dr WHO gets prescription wrong

China informed WHO on 31 December, but there is evidence that the coronavirus had spread among humans as far back as mid-October. Yet, WHO showed no urgency.

Five lessons the coronavirus pandemic can teach Indians

If one were to acknowledge the hints Covid is dropping at us, then it might help us reflect on our conventional wisdom rather critically.

Tata Trusts commits Rs 500 cr for Covid-19 crisis as positive cases rise in India

The funds from the philanthropic organisation will be utilised to provide protective equipment, respiratory systems, testing kits and train health workers. 

Relax taxes, tariffs say American firms to Indian government, amid lockdown over Covid-19

US business lobby groups have also recommended expansion on essential services list, clarity on movement of employees as fears of ‘serious disruption’ grows. 

GDP growth could slip to zero or negative in 1st quarter due to lockdown: NITI Aayog VC

Kumar, however, ruled out the possibility of a recession as after June, he does expect some sectors such as hospitality, transport, entertainment and FMCG to start functioning.

Army may recall retd personnel with medical expertise if fight against Covid-19 intensifies 

The Army has made a composite list of all those who retired in the last two years, especially focussing on those with medical expertise and trained technicians. 

Journalist behind story of Dalits eating grass in Varanasi district gets notice

District administration says report is fabricated, DM Kaushal Raj Sharma says Dalits eating ‘wild pulses’, but journalist stands by story.

Facebook re-prioritises to adjust to changing user behavior during Covid-19 lockdowns

Facebook is building new features to help users and small businesses to make money despite the prevailing restrictions.

Bengaluru police chief took kickbacks from e-commerce firm, alleges Karnataka deputy CM 

High-level meeting chaired by CM leaves commissioner Bhaskar Rao in tears after deputy CM alleges he received kickbacks for curfew passes offered to a few e-commerce firms.  

On Camera

This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

Journalist Arthur Gregg Sulzberger delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture on 4 March last year.

Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.