The WHO chief's comments come as health authorities and pharmaceutical companies across the world have been racing to update vaccines to combat newer emerging coronavirus variants.
The virus was first identified in China's Wuhan in Dec 2019, with many suspecting it spread in a live animal market before fanning out around the world & killing nearly 7 million people.
Criticised as the 'Chinese Health Organisation' in 2020, the WHO now wants information from China to 'better understand the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic'.
While addressing the virtual India Global Forum, Tedros Ghebreyesus said vaccine equity is not just the right thing, but the best way to combat Covid & reboot the global economy.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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