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World’s first plague vaccine was made with ghee. It appalled high-caste Hindus, Parsis

Julia Hauser -
In 'The Moral Contagion', Julia Hauser and Sarnath Banerjee document how civilisations over hundreds of years dealt with plagues.

Why the world’s cascade of disasters is not a coincidence

Niall Ferguson -
Anyone who’s tried to put in a claim knows insurance isn’t charity. If it becomes too expensive to cover losses for natural disasters, insurers will pull back toward areas that are profitable.

If cholera, plague, influenza pandemics have taught us anything — don’t celebrate prematurely

Chinmay Tumbe -
In ‘The Age of Pandemics’, Chinmay Tumbe writes that the outcomes of pandemics are strongly influenced by politics — whether the plague or the Spanish Flu.

Plague tested Gandhi and Patel leadership style. Just like Covid is testing Modi and Rahul

Urvish Kothari -
Gandhi and Patel were present on the ground during different crises, but leaders today are maintaining a ‘safe distance’ during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tesla unveils futuristic Cybertruck, and the most dangerous plague returns to China

Sandhya Ramesh -
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

What is the plague that has hit China and why there is alarm in that country

Revathi Krishnan -
Two people in Beijing were diagnosed with the pneumonic plague Tuesday, which is known to be the most deadly version of the disease.

If Ebola, Zika and Nipah can cross borders, so can technology. That’s where solution lies

Gagandeep Kang -
A good example of dealing with infectious diseases is how Kerala handled the Nipah outbreak.

Levels of carbon dioxide in atmosphere hit record high in May

Sandhya Ramesh -
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them.

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Economy

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Esha Mishra -
Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Shekhar Gupta -
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.

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