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TopicCovid testing

Topic: covid testing

India crosses 10 lakh daily Covid tests milestone within month of boosting screening process

The health ministry said the increased number of tests would help bring the positivity rate down eventually.

Israel develops new Covid pool testing method that can screen nearly 50 samples at once

Called P-Best, for Pooling-Based Efficient SARS-CoV-2 Testing, Israel's method is based on an algorithm that is used to detect rare genetic mutations.

India’s Covid tally rises to 26.47 lakh with 57,981 new cases, death toll crosses 50,000

The total number of tests in India for detection of Covid-19 has crossed the 3-crore mark, the health ministry said.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.