Front Page Surge hits a new peak, Centre approves 551 oxygen plants for govt… Paul panel said explore ‘Plan B’: Ramp up oxygen for 6 lakh… State after state shut down special Covid centres just before 2nd wave Nation shaken, says PM; US, UK, EU pledge help on vaccines to… Second Surge Three more states … Read more
Front Page 18-44 age group may get jabs only through private facilities (GS-2) Russia to fly in aid to India (GS-2) U.S. to allow India access to vaccine raw materials (GS-2) World What happened to Armenians in 1915? (GS-1) 15 people spend 40 days in cave, lose sense of time (Prelims) News Centre issues advisory … Read more
Front Page At PM-CMs meet: Covid surge peak likely mid-May, challenge until July, infra… (GS-2) Price, distribution: States want clarity from Centre (GS-2) India taps channels for urgent supplies, US hints ready to help (GS-2) Second Surge Mumbai third sero survey: 36% have Covid antibodies (GS-2) Government exempts oxygen, key equipment from Customs duty, cess … Read more
Front Page Customs duty on vaccines, oxygen waived for 3 months (GS-2/3) Will hang anyone obstructing oxygen supplies, warns Delhi HC (GS-2) 384 rescued, 10 bodies recovered after avalanche in Uttarakhand (Prelims – Avalanche / GS-3) Business RBI to issue cybersecurity norms for payment services (GS-3) Profiles A space for science, experiments and unity (GS-3) … Read more
Front Page Delhi on its knees, Chief Minister Kejriwal urges PM Modi: need your… Serum Institute’s Rs 600/dose for Covishield in private hospitals is its highest… Covid hearing: Salve pulls out as amicus, SC flays criticism of order Railway, IAF on job, must not stop any oxygen tanker: PM Modi tells surge states Second Surge … Read more
Front Page As oxygen supply dips, 25 die in Delhi hospital (GS-2) Centre allots 5 kg of grains free to poor (GS-3) Rising prevalence of U.K. strain in Delhi (GS-2) CJI pushes T.N. to let Sterlite plant reopen (GS-2/3) Business SBI trims GDP outlook on COVID wave (GS-3) ‘RBI intent is key to curb further … Read more
Front Page Delhi, UP, Gujarat, Haryana oxygen demand outstrips supply ; PM holds crisis meeting (GS-2) Second wave will not affect big reform push, says Nirmala Sitharaman (GS-2) SC move to take up Covid-19 cases follows censure of Centre, it… (GS-2) April, November last year: Officials, House panel flagged oxygen need, shortage (GS-2) Nine and … Read more
Front Page We expect national plan from Centre on oxygen, drugs: SC (GS-2) Centre cracks down on curbs to oxygen movement (GS-2) New cases cross 3.32 lakh; 2,247 more deaths (GS-2) Create special corridor for oxygen supply to Delhi, HC directs Centre (GS-2) Business Retail asset quality concerns re-emerge as cases surge: ICRA (GS-3) COVID … Read more
Front Page Serum lists one price for centre, one for state govt; unprecedented and unfair, say states Pfizer: Will supply Covid-19 vaccine only through government channels Second Surge Serum announces covishield price, to make 10 – cr doses a month by July Five more states announce free vaccine, Gehlot asks Centre to make it free … Read more
Front Page Centre steps in to restore oxygen supplies to Delhi (GS-2) Saving lives the bottom line, HC tells Centre (GS-2) Very few post-vaccine infections: ICMR (GS-2) Covaxin phase 3 trial shows vaccine has 78% efficacy (GS-2 / Phase 3 trials) India at 142nd rank on press freedom index (Prelims) India adds 3.15 lakh cases, … Read more