In episode 644 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta talked about the latest scientific developments surrounding the new Covid-19 strain spreading in the UK.
The Union department of food and public distribution has asked states to weed out ineligible beneficiaries of PMGKAY by the end of next month. But going by the obvious political risks, the exercise is unlikely to be completed soon.
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.
Contrary to claims regarding implementation of theaterisation, ThePrint first reported on 17 June 2021 that it will be delayed. Now, ACM Singh bats for different structure.
Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.
Vaccine escape is an addition to our vocabulary. It means a virus mutating sufficiently to render a vaccine ineffective. Something like mosquitoes becoming resistant to DDT. The Turkish coinventors of the vaccine are expressing the hope that it will work against this new strain, say the vaccine can be modified in six weeks if required. Early in the pandemic, one recalls the hope that this was a creature of the winter, India’s high summer temperatures would cause it to wilt. Instead it seems to be settling at the crease for a long innings. WMD and a swift rollout of the vaccine remain our best hope.
Vaccine escape is an addition to our vocabulary. It means a virus mutating sufficiently to render a vaccine ineffective. Something like mosquitoes becoming resistant to DDT. The Turkish coinventors of the vaccine are expressing the hope that it will work against this new strain, say the vaccine can be modified in six weeks if required. Early in the pandemic, one recalls the hope that this was a creature of the winter, India’s high summer temperatures would cause it to wilt. Instead it seems to be settling at the crease for a long innings. WMD and a swift rollout of the vaccine remain our best hope.