Covid Pandemic
A who’s WHO of groups to quit
The U.S. departs from more than 60 global organizations. Call it an excellent start.
4 min read3 Feb 2026He’s their daddy. Meme-stock traders rush to Powell’s defense.
Individual investors took to social media to cheer on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who accused the White House of using a criminal probe to pressure the central bank.
4 min read13 Jan 2026Did Jaishankar take a dig at Donald Trump for ‘starving’ United Nations? Watch
At the High-Level Meeting in New York, EAM Dr S Jaishankar highlighted the challenges facing the Global South, exacerbated by multilateralism's decline and funding cuts, resulting in humanitarian crises and weakened international organizations.
2 min read24 Sep 2025Trump tariffs: India can afford to offer its exporters a relief package
Fiscally viable measures of support may help India’s US-bound exports sail through Trump’s tariff storm. Here are some tools that can be tweaked and deployed without needing to create a special scheme for the purpose.
4 min read5 Aug 2025COVID-19 update, 4 June 2025: 7 new deaths in India over last 24 hours, active toll jumps over 4,300 — latest updates
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) data shows that seven people have lost their lives, and the nation's active COVID-19 cases now stand at 4,302 as of 5 June 2025.
2 min read4 Jun 2025WHO member nations approve landmark treaty on pandemic preparedness
Pharmaceutical makers participating in the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing system will make pandemic-related health products available to WHO, playing a key role in ensuring equitable and timely access.
2 min read20 May 2025Two Covid-19 patients, including a minor, die of comorbidities at Mumbai's KEM hospital, BMC says ‘no need to panic’
The doctors said that the deaths were caused by comorbidities along with Covid-19. One patient aged 14, suffered kidney failure due to nephrotic syndrome and the other patient, 54, was undergoing cancer treatment.
2 min read20 May 2025How covid transformed tech and where challenges persist, in five charts
While the covid-19 pandemic did catalyse digital transformation in several fields, real-world challenges over the past five years have delivered few a reality checks.
4 min read17 Mar 2025Long covid effect? Conspiracy theories are alive and kicking in America
The US government’s past record of opacity has weakened public confidence in official narratives. Vaccine scepticism during the pandemic has lingered and is hurting public health as some parents refuse to immunize kids against various illnesses.
3 min read9 Feb 2025The silent crisis: Pandemic learning losses that could haunt a generation
School systems in some states had enlightened responses while others were in denial of educational gaps left by covid-disrupted schooling. India can’t afford not to complete the job of learning recovery.
4 min read22 Jan 2025