Topic: Social distancing
Tracking mobiles shows social distancing helped slow Covid spread in US: Lancet study
The researchers used movement data from people's mobile phones as an indicator of social distancing.
Mumbai’s Lalbaugcha Raja won’t be part of Ganpati festival this year due to Covid
The organisers of the Lalbaug mandal will run a blood and plasma donation drive instead, and honour Covid warriors and soldiers who lost their lives in Galwan.
Eyebrow threading device, kaadha instead of tea: Mumbai’s beauty salons reopen with tweaks
At some salons, customers can only get their nails painted if they buy the whole bottle of colour. At others, both clients and staff wear PPE kits.
Trump wants an ‘F’ on Covid testing and UK’s ‘cash for favour’ scandal
The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.
1m, 1.5m, 2m — the different levels of social distancing countries are following amid Covid
WHO recommended 1m of physical distance, which has been followed by China, Denmark, France, Hong Kong & Singapore. India has been maintaining 2 metres' distance.
Covid is making brands opt for skyrise marketing to reach the ‘low-lying’ consumer
‘Skyrise markets’ today represent a huge opportunity for brands, large retailers and e-commerce platforms due to natural grouping of similar customer profiles.
How to make safe decisions when you can’t plan much in the age of Covid
As data gives us an idea on how the virus spreads, it can help us divide activities into relative risk categories, making it easier to take a decision.
Govt has agreed to proposal to allow voters above 65 years to use postal ballot: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, however, said the facility of voting through postal ballot will not be extended to those Covid patients having comorbidities.
What pandemic? For some Indians, Unlock 1.0 means Covid crisis is over
As Covid-19 cases continue to rise, some in India are less worried than two months ago. The masks have come off.
EC readies for Bihar elections, could double up polling booths and expand remote voting
EC official says the election will happen according to schedule as of now and it will take place with all social distancing measures in place.
FCI has highest rice, wheat stock since 2005. Modi govt continuing legacy of bad economics
It is clear from the rising stock of rice and wheat that the government has been buying more from farmers than what it requires during a pandemic.
Modi govt drops plan to merge 3 state-owned general insurance companies
Decision to merge the 3 companies — National Insurance Co Ltd, United India Insurance Co Ltd, and Oriental Insurance Co Ltd — ahead of their proposed listing was announced in 2018 budget.
Defence
There’s ‘thinning down’ of Chinese troops at Finger 4 at Pangong lake, but no pullback yet
India-China disengagement at Pangong lake will be a focus area in the next round of military talks at the corps commander level.
Read my lips, forget the camera
Say Central forces' angry soldiers. They need reform, committed leaders. And very sensitive handling.