Front Page PM flags rapid rural spread, says India will fight and win (GS-2) New cases fall below 10,000 in Delhi, first time since April 10 (GS-2) Sputnik vaccine for Covid-19 unveiled in India: Rs 1,000 a shot, in… (GS-2) Second surge Govt nod to oxygen concentrators from IIT Kanpur startup (GS-2) Govt & Politics … Read more
Front Page Sputnik V vaccine rolled out in India at ₹995 per dose (GS-2) Covishield and Covaxin are less effective against B.1.617 strain (GS-2) U.S. slider turtles pose a threat in Northeast (GS-3) World As conflict intensifies, Israel pounds Gaza (GS-2) What’s Iron Dome system? (Prelims) Raw materials shortage, demand driving up prices of supplies: … Read more
Front Page Later rather than sooner: Govt unveils roadmap for supply of Covid vaccines Two billion Covid-19 vaccine doses by year end: hope and a reality… States float tenders but know it’s a long shot, say Centre’s job… Missing in vaccination: Rural service centres switch off, see tiny fraction of… Govt & Politics Considering live … Read more
Front Page Sputnik-V shots to be available in India next week, says govt. (GS-2) Why not place convicts under house arrest, asks SC (GS-2) SC asks Delhi govt. to open meal centres (GS-1) Business Relax FCRA norms, ease relief flow, says Nasscom (GS-2) World Israel-Palestine fighting escalates (GS-1) Mohamed Nasheed flown to Germany for treatment … Read more
Front Page Vaccine inequity deepens in young: 85% of those jabbed are in just… Get vaccines, make them free for all: 12 parties, 4 Oppn CMs… Second Surge ‘As aid is limited, optimal use of resources (is needed)… priority given to high-case states’ Govt to buy 1.5 lakh DRDO oxygen supply systems HC : Door … Read more
Front Page ‘Need 6 to 8 more weeks of lockdown’ (GS-2) Israel-Palestinian clashes trigger fears of a ‘full-scale war’ (GS-1) Opposition urges PM to start free, universal vaccination (GS-2) Business Inflation eases to 4.29%; base lifts IIP (GS-3) WTO chief targets waivers for COVID vaccines in Dec. (GS-3) World COVID-19 catastrophe could have been avoided, … Read more
Front Page Massive Covid spread: 533 districts reporting over 10% positivity Virus spread in rural areas may hit recovery further Allahabad HC: Election Commission, higher courts, government failed to see risks from… US eyes joint production of J&J vaccine in India, in touch with… Second Surge Top five states in active cases get lower share … Read more
Front Page Cases rising in 15 states positivity rate at 21% (GS-2) 71 bodies retrieved from Ganga (GS-2/3) Moody’s lowers India growth projection to 9.3% (GS-3) Business MFI sector urges RBI backing for emergency credit support (GS-3) World China’s population growth slows to lowest rate in decades (GS-1/2) What’s happening in Jerusalem? (GS-2) Saudi aid … Read more
Front Page Curbs tighten but Covid-19 vaccination slackens in country’s most vulnerable districts As deaths go up 10 fold, worrying signs from smaller states Vaccine inequity gets worse: rural India, smaller hospitals hit Second Surge On vaccine policy affidavit, SC tells Centre: The Indian Express had it before us No smartphones, not tech-savvy, Mumbai slums … Read more
Front Page Bodies of suspected COVID-19 victims found floating in Ganga (GS-2/3) Vaccine production is being gradually ramped up: Centre (GS-2) 1 lakh tonnes of grain given under PMGKAY (GS-3) Business ‘Slow vaccination pace puts India at risk of more waves’ (GS-2) ‘Growth may slip to 8.2% if wave peaks in June’ (GS-3) SEBI’s sustainability … Read more