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Continuing coverage of COVID lockdown
In this issue
17-07-2020
30 STORIES
Jammu and Kashmir
No new resistance in Kashmir, Pak eyes Jaish
Amid views of the The Resistance Front’s potential ability to script a turnaround in militancy, intelligence and security personnel believe that actor
Jammu and Kashmir
Region of unfreedom
The new media policy in Jammu and Kashmir seeks to kill journalism in the troubled region where the local press continues to be in a state of numbness
Cover story
Ordinances ‘anti-farmer’
Three ordinances passed recently by the Central government in connection with the marketing of agricultural produce have been opposed by all political
Pandemic & the economy
FTAs & the race to the bottom
The NDA government may well use the new environment provided by the pandemic and the accompanying economic crisis to accelerate negotiations with the
Cover story
Rising to the occasion
As many as 20 NGOs and a wide group of volunteers under the umbrella of Mercy Mission have undertaken a significant share of relief work in Bengaluru
Communalism
Targeting mosques
Attacks on mosques, which began during the violence in North East Delhi in late February, have continued even during the lockdown.
Coal
Auction of coal mines: Against all reason
The Central government appears determined to auction off the country’s coal resources despite the widespread opposition to it and the fact that the hu
Power
Power play
The proposals in the Electricity (Amendment) Bill to “reform” the power sector, issued in the midst of a pandemic, threaten to result in higher energy
Interview: R.B. Bhagat
‘Migrants should not be seen as an input’
Interview with R.B. Bhagat, professor, International Institute for Population Studies, Mumbai.
Public Sector
Time to revitalise the public sector
It is surprising that the government does not envisage a major role for public sector enterprises in its post-COVID-19 strategy for development, and p
Wildlife
Conservation breakthroughs in Kanha
The Kanha Tiger Reserve’s proactive wildlife management practices have taken translocation operations to a new level.
Politics
Offence as defence
The BJP fulminates against the opposition in a bid to hide the government’s inefficient handling of the face-off with China and the COVID crisis.
Cover story
Information void
The COVID-19 situation seems headed for a climax, but the government is reticent about sharing information and statistics regarding the infection and
Cover story
The vaccine race
The unprecedented pace at which a vaccine is being developed to combat COVID-19 offers a ray of hope. How prepared is India in the race to obtain a va
India and China
Time for talks
Tensions raised by the bloody June 15 clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers in the Galwan Valley remain, but both sides have apparently decided to
Lead Story
Chinks in the armour
As bravado, false pride and an apparent refusal to adopt a scientific approach mark the Union government’s strategy to fight COVID-19, the pandemic is
Sathankulam custodial death
T. N. custodial deaths prima facie murder: High Court
The Madras High Court, which supervises the investigation in the custodial death of the father-son duo in Sathankulam, finds prima facie evidence to s
Odisha
People-driven plan
The government continues to maintain a high level of surveillance with people’s involvement to stop community transmission of COVID-19 while making ef
Tamil Nadu
Domino effect
With a large number of people leaving for their home towns from Chennai, which accounts for the largest percentage of COVID in Tamil Nadu, the infecti
Uttar Pradesh
Travesty of truth
Uttar Pradesh scales new peaks in June in the number of COVID-19 cases, but leaders, including the Prime Minister, tom-tom the State’s “success story”
Gujarat
Crisis & cover-up
Gujarat’s case fatality rate, the highest in the country, is proof of its inept handling of the COVID-19 crisis. But the BJP government is apparently
Tamil Nadu
Police terror
The death of a father-son duo, following their detention over alleged violation of lockdown restrictions, in Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu smacks
Rajasthan
Uneasy comfort
Rajasthan has managed to keep its COVID fatalities low, but there are continuing concerns about a possible spike in rural areas, where returning migra
Maharashtra
On the mend
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation begins aggressive testing after achieving some success in containing the spread of the virus in densely populat
Delhi
Broken system
Lack of any effort to trace or isolate contacts of COVID-19 patients sees the number of cases in Delhi to rise exponentially.
West Bengal
What the numbers hide
The number of active cases drop in the State, but doctors warn that there is danger ahead. The ruling Trinamool, meanwhile, faces outrage over cyclone
Karnataka
Out of the comfort zone
The number of COVID cases in Bengaluru has been increasing at a rapid pace, giving rise to doubts about community transmission.
Industry and the environment
Coal auctions in the time of COVID
The Central government’s latest plan to auction off 41 coal blocks in the forest areas of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisg
Music Outreach
An equal music
Children from Mumbai’s Mehli Mehta Music Foundation sing and play the anthem “Jai Ho” along with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra in a memorable remote
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New books on the shelves
Narratives from the Indo-Muslim world
A date with Apollo
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‘Scent of a Bird’: A Malayalam story in translation
Babycha’s wager
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WTO is now just a tool to bully weaker nations
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Beyond borders: Unhoming in Lahore’s magical world
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