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Topic: monkeypox

Monkeypox doesn’t pose Covid-sized threat, no reason to panic

There are uncertainties about this outbreak to iron out, but all the pieces are in place to study, treat and ultimately contain monkeypox infections.

What is monkeypox — disease usually found in Africa forests now detected in Europe, America

Monkeypox virus can be transmitted by large droplets exhaled by an animal and by contact with infected skin lesions or contaminated materials.

Monkeypox: Origin, transmission and causes of concern

Studies in non-human primates show that the smallpox vaccine offers protection from monkeypox.

Cases of Monkeypox confirmed in UK and US: Experts discuss if it is a cause for concern

The disease, contracted from infected wild animals, spread from an infected man who had recently travelled to Canada. However, health officials say the case poses no public risk.

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India is trying a new China strategy. It’s called ‘managed rivalry’

For New Delhi, the central task is not to eliminate dependence on China overnight, but to manage it intelligently while gradually building alternatives.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.