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
Front Page Himanta, BJP’s troubleshooter in the Northeast, all set to become Assam’s 15th… Asked to rethink vaccine policy, Centre to SC: trust us, no need… (GS-2) How splitting vaccines 50-50 has created new supply bottlenecks (GS-2/3) Diaspora doctors dial in with help for patients from Bihar, Jharkhand (GS-2) From oxygen plants to transport glitches, … Read more
Front Page Delhi lockdown extended till May 17 (GS-2) Himanta to take over as Assam CM today World Key suspect in Nasheed attack arrested (GS-2) China rocket debris falls in Indian Ocean near Maldives (GS-3) Map Marking : South Sudan News Green panel allows Great Nicobar plan to advance (GS-3) ‘COVID waves inevitable without proper … Read more
Front Page SC sets up task force for covid response, oxygen audit, supply (GS-2) Vaccine Maitri: As cases rose and stocks shrank, most vaccine exports went… (GS-2) Oxygen, ventilators, ICU: Govt puts out data, steep rise in critical care… (GS-2) Second surge Gujarat: Over 100 black fungus cases, govt announces separate wards for patients (GS-2) … Read more
Front Page Supreme Court sets up task force for oxygen allocation (GS-2) Anti-COVID-19 drug developed by DRDO gets emergency use nod (GS-2/3) 10 killed in blast at limestone quarry in Andhra Pradesh (Prelims – Limestone) Business Oxygen curbs hit container availability (GS-3) India requires two lakh ICU ventilators, says device maker (GS-2) FAQ Use of … Read more
Front Page SC rejects plea against Karnataka HC order, ‘won’t leave people in the… (GS-2) Over 15% positivity in 24 states, cases trending steeply up in 30… (GS-2) In the second wave covid hits rural India : Cases and deaths quadruple (GS-2) Editorial The oxygen famine Patently fair Explained Variants and the Covid-19 surge (GS-3 … Read more
Front Page We mean business: SC to Centre on Delhi’s quota (GS-2) Second wave declining, third can be prevented: scientist (GS-2) Finance Ministry not for lockdown (GS-3) Business ‘Almost half new cases rural, shots key’ (GS-2) ‘Pandemic won’t impact India’s rating for 2 years’ (GS-3) RBI sets up group to help review panel (Prelims) ‘Move … Read more
Front Page US backs IP rights waiver for Covid vaccines, EU says ready to… SC strikes balance: Madras HC remarks were harsh; free speech, open court… Express Network In Maratha quota order, apex court goes by SC, ST rules After 8 years, India and European Union to resume free trade pact talks Second Surge ICMR-NIV … Read more
Front Page SC wants formula on oxygen supply ahead of third wave (GS-2) Supreme Court declines EC plea to restrain media reports (GS-2) EU to discuss U.S. vaccine patent plan at Friday summit (GS-3) Business Drugmakers say Biden misguided over patent waiver (GS-3) RBI move to help firms with weaker credit profiles: Crisil (GS-3) World … Read more