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Friday, January 30, 2026
TopicLockdown 2.0

Topic: Lockdown 2.0

UK might impose fresh lockdown measures next week in view of Covid, says report

UK PM Johnson is expected to announce new steps on Monday. Only essential shops, 'educational settings' such as nurseries, schools & universities would remain open, The Times report said.

Europe’s second round of lockdowns reveals the Covid failures we must fix

Challenge for govts now is twofold — to convince citizens that this disruption will be worth it & take advantage of the likely dip in post-lockdown infections to strengthen system.

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India’s ‘mother of all deals’ with Europe comes with a troublesome cousin—Turkey

Established in 1968, the EU Customs Union is a foundational pillar of European economic integration. With Turkey in the mix, India’s biggest deal with the EU suddenly looks more complicated.

More states giving out cash transfers. They aren’t substitutes for investments: Economic Survey

Number of states implementing unconditional cash transfers increased fivefold between FY23 and FY26, half of them estimated to be in revenue deficit, report says.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.