According to the report, countries with the highest number of children who lost primary caregivers also include South Africa, Peru, US, Brazil, and Mexico.
The study, whose authors include former chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian, has been published by US-based think tank Center for Global Development.
There was an unprecedented surge in demand for medical oxygen during the second wave but no deaths were 'specifically reported', Centre informed Rajya Sabha Tuesday.
While Centre says reporting of backlog deaths helps better understand Covid spread, it wants Maharashtra, other states to provide details such as dates & districts to get a more comprehensive picture.
NIMHANS professor says the grief and trauma caused during the second Covid wave has been higher than the first one, notes there has been an acute spike in distress calls.
Proposal to set up expert medical panel to look into oxygen shortage during 2nd Covid wave is rejected by Delhi L-G, opposition says Kejriwal govt and L-G 'playing football' over the matter.
For a month starting April, daily Covid toll hovered between 3,000 & 4,000, climbing even higher some days. Adding to trauma were reports of people dying for want of medical attention.
Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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