Important Articles from Indian Express : 21/5/2021

Front Page

• Study Covid spread, severity in children, young: PM Modi to officials (GS-2)
• To check Covid-linked black fungus, Centre makes the disease ‘notifiable’ (GS-2)
• Pune lab develops India’s first home Covid test kit; at chemists’ for… (GS-3)
• Global politics competitive, India will use all tools to stay strong: Jaishankar (GS-2)

Second Surge

• B.1.617 turning out as dominant strain of concern : INSACOG experts (GS-2)
• Boost paediatric infra for 3rd wave: NCPCR to govt (GS-2)
• HC to Centre : Import Amphotericin -B now to meet demand (GS-2)

Govt & Politics

• Bombay HC asks Centre’s expert panel to decide on door-to-door vaccination policy by June 1 (GS-2)

Editorial

• History in Rubble
• Riding the storm
• Absurd, arbitrary

Ideas Page

• They are still hungry
• Together against covid

World

• Tribal elders broke ocal truce between Taliban, Afghan govt (GS-2)

Explained

• First home self-test for Covid (GS-2)
• Why it makes sense to invest in sovereign gold bonds (GS-3)
• Reading govt advisory on airborne transmission (GS-2)

Economy

• ‘More liberal debate likely: Govt wants legal opinion on cryptos’ (GS-3)
• Government extends FY21 ITR filing deadline for individuals till Sep 30 (GS-3)
• 40,300 requests from Centre, states for user data in Jul-Dec: Facebook (GS-3)