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TopicRate of infection

Topic: Rate of infection

India’s R steady at 0.94 but Maharashtra’s infection rate passes 1 — first time since September

Mohana Basu -
For Delhi, the value of R rose further to 1.30 this week from 1.12 on 17 December. R for Bengaluru has increased to 1.14, while Kolkata’s is also above 1 this week.

One Covid infected person at home in India will likely infect 65% of the family, survey finds

Meher Prakash -
Globally, the average secondary attack rate at home is 16%, varying between 0 and 45% with the exception of Egypt, whose household infection rate is 89%.

Moscow’s students to replace older teachers, rural Kansas struggling and other Covid news

Angana Chakrabarti -
As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

A packed funeral during Israel’s second lockdown, Indonesia’s blame game & other Covid news

Angana Chakrabarti -
As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

India’s Covid data like counting potholes under streetlights. There are far more in the dark

Nitin Pai -
The Covid-19 pandemic is both an information problem and a health problem.

Authentic numbers are absent, Covid-19 crisis has exposed India’s data-ignorance

Dinesh Singh -
Dharavi Covid numbers can be correlated with the BCG vaccination programme but there has been no effort in India to analyse this data.

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Opinion

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Sushant Sareen -
Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

5 years of Ukraine war—why Delhi must de-hyphenate Moscow from the West

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India can sell its vision, but it can’t spectacle its way to AI power

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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