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India set to receive 6.5 lakh Covid-19 testing kits from China today

5.5 lakh rapid antibody testing kits from Wondfo Biotech Co and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics Inc and 1 lakh RNA extraction kits from MGI Shenzhen have been shipped.

Modi govt approves made-in-India rapid test kits after Chinese supply is delayed

New list of approved kits includes 3 made by Indian firms and more from other countries. The first 7 lakh kits from China were supposed to arrive by 8 April.

SC modifies free Covid-19 test order, says it wasn’t intended for those who can afford them

Supreme Court now says private labs can charge the capped price of Rs 4,500 for Covid-19 testing, fixed by the ICMR, to those who can afford it.

Why a total lockdown of India after 14 April will be counter-productive

Modi’s 3-week lockdown has worked. An overdose of it can hurt more than help. It should be systematically loosened or de-escalated.

Amazon to build Covid-19 testing lab to protect workforce delivering essential goods

In blog post Thursday, online retailer said it has begun assembling equipment for the first lab and hoped to start testing small numbers of frontline employees soon.

Why coronavirus antibody tests are not a passport to return to work

Positive antibody test isn’t automatic ticket back to work until people can also be tested to ensure they don’t have any active virus lingering in their bodies.

Is forcing private labs to make Covid-19 tests free the only way to stop spread of infection?

The Supreme Court directed the central government to make Covid-19 testing by private laboratories free of charge Wednesday.

Free Covid-19 tests unnecessary judicial activism by SC, policymaking should be left to experts

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Supreme Court directs approved govt, private labs to conduct free testing for Covid-19

The bench said that tests must be carried out in NABL accredited labs or agencies approved by WHO or ICMR and asked Centre to immediately issue directions.

The four stages of Covid-19 transmission & why India maintains it is not yet in stage 3

ICMR Saturday released new containment guidelines, acknowledging and preparing for a potential community spread.

On Camera

India’s labour policy left it unable to compete with other eastern economies: Nani A Palkhivala

Liberty without accountability is the freedom of the fool. Our concept of freedom will remain impoverished until it is deepened by liberal education, wrote Nani A Palkhivala in 1995.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.