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Topic: Nipah

Kerala on alert as lethal Nipah returns. This time in separate clusters, spread across two districts

Public health specialists point out that while Kerala is seeing sixth outbreak, there is a possibility of higher viral shedding of Nipah among bats as compared to previous years.

24-year-old student dies of Nipah virus in Kerala; second death this year

By Jose Devasia KOCHI, India (Reuters) - A 24-year-old student has died from the Nipah virus in the southern Indian state of Kerala, a local medical official said on Monday, and 151 people who came

India has sought Nipah monoclonal antibody from Australia, says ICMR DG

Every confirmed patient needs two doses of therapy. In latest outbreak of infectious disease in Kerala, 6 cases have been confirmed of whom two have died.

4th Nipah outbreak in Kerala since 2018: Origin of virus & why it strikes southern state so often

Nipah’s high mortality — 40-75 percent, according to the WHO — has sent the state and central governments rushing to limit its spread after the emergence of latest outbreak.

TrueNat test kit first in India to get ‘emergency use’ approval for Nipah virus diagnosis

TrueNat is a portable, battery-operated RT-PCR platform developed & manufactured in India by Goa-based Molbio Diagnostics. It can test for nearly 30 diseases & results take less than an hour.

Centre must engage with farmers. Muzaffarnagar mahapanchayat shows farm laws’ politicisation

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Last Laughs: The grand opposition ‘photo-op’ & the ‘other side’ of the Nipah story

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

India’s tech ambitions need private sector investment in R&D. Budget 2026 holds the key

India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.

India’s public debt stabilising post pandemic hike as Centre cuts burden, but states lag—Economic Survey

While Centre makes progress lowering debt from pandemic peak and cutting borrowing costs, states face slower adjustment with limited market discipline, survey finds.

‘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.