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Vaccine and other developments in the fight against COVID-19
In this issue
15-01-2021
25 STORIES
United States
U.S. foreign policy under Joe Biden will not be greatly different from that of the past
Under Joe Biden the foreign policy goal of U.S. primacy will remain. To this end the U.S. will continue to undermine the ties China and Russia have es
West Asia
‘The end of the oil state era in West Asia is approaching fast’: Patrick Cockburn
Interview with Patrick Cockburn, journalist and author.
Western Sahara
Sahrawis betrayed again as Trump bats for Morocco
The United States gets Morocco to establish diplomatic ties with Israel by recognising Western Sahara as part of the Kingdom of Morocco, plunging the
Tribute
Roddam Narasimha, an illustrious master
What I learned from my interactions with Prof. Roddam Narasimha.
Tribute
Roddam Narasimha as scientist & mentor
Deeply immersed in acquiring and creating knowledge, Roddam Narasimha enjoyed the bliss of pursuing research with meticulous attention to detail, and
Tribute
Mangalesh Dabral: Poet of the masses
Noted Hindi poet Mangalesh Dabral (1948-2020) lived, thought, spoke and wrote among the masses. His poems, notable for their simplicity and sensitivit
SAND MINING MAFIA
SANDRP report points to increasing violence by illegal sand miners and calls for urgent need to regulate riverbed mining
SANDRP’s report on deaths caused by incidents relating to illegal sand mining and attacks on law enforcement agencies exposes the devastating impact o
Spotlight
Lignite mining triggers tremors in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat
Even as lignite mining operations in the seismically unstable region of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat cause mild tremors and sudden elevations in patc
Online education
Digital divide deprives have-nots of proper online education
The experience of Vidya Bhawan Society (VBS) in Udaipur shows that an enormous gulf exists between the digital haves and have-nots in the realm of onl
Essay
How a Supreme Court judgment brought back the sedition law in India
K.M. Munshi’s amendment had removed “sedition” from the Constitution, arguing that its scope was too broad to be compatible with free speech in a demo
Social Issues
Tablighi Jamaatis' acquittal shows evidence of innocence
The acquittal of Tablighi Jamaat members from abroad nails the widespread lie that they were wilfully spreading COVID-19 and raises questions about th
Defence Pension
General Bipin Rawat’s proposals to increase retirement age and slash pension benefits for armed forces face criticism
The Department of Military Affairs’ new proposals to increase the retirement age of officers and lower the stipulated pension of officers opting for p
Defence Ministry
The rising cost of the defence pension bill
Crimes against women
Women’s organisations in Maharashtra want a holistic approach, not the Shakti Bill
The Maharashtra government defers the Shakti Bill, a proposed law on crimes against women and children, after women’s rights lawyers and activists pro
Jammu and Kashmir
BJP’s game plan gone awry in Jammu and Kashmir
The outcome of the first-ever District Development Council elections has put paid to the BJP’s plan to raise an alternative mainstream leadership in J
West Bengal politics
Bengal BJP workers, victims of violence by Trinamool cadre, protest against TMC leaders joining the saffron party
The Trinamool Congress suffers a huge setback as heavyweight leader Suvendu Adhikari and several others join the BJP, but workers of the saffron party
Kerala local body elections
LDF achieves trailblazing win in Kerala local body elections
With its impressive governance record in Kerala, the Left Democratic Front registers a thumping victory in the local body elections, countering a barr
Interview: Major Singh Punnawale, AIKS (Punjab)
Major Singh Punnawale: ‘We never asked for these laws’
Interview with Major Singh Punnawale, general secretary, All India Kisan Sabha (Punjab).
Farmers' Agitation
Farmers in Punjab stand in for those involved in the Delhi agitation by fulfilling their farming roles
Giving a boost to the agitation, the practice of friends and neighbours standing in for the agitating farmers by collectively carrying out farming act
Farmers' struggle
Farmers' struggle in India offers a lesson in resilience
A month into the protests, farmers are determined not to yield. And they have alternative media, books, songs and a similar protest in history to keep
COVID-19 Update
As the first vaccine doses are administered for COVID-19, there is light at the end of the tunnel
Developing a vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic is an extraordinary feat of science made possible by of years of scientific work and investment in u
COVID-19 Update
The emergence of two new variants of the virus poses concern amid plans for the roll-out of vaccines
A global second wave of infection spread with the new UK-variant is possible unless the usual precautions are strictly adhered to and other restrictio
THREATENED ECOSYSTEMS
Book review: Urgent need for conservation action to save India’s habitats
Comprehensive and thought-provoking essays dealing with the state of India’s wilderness and wildlife and the conservation strategies under way.
COVID-19 Update
COVID vaccination poses both a challenge and an opportunity
It would be premature to believe that the epidemic has burnt out and unpardonable to leave the population unguarded against a possible catastrophe. Th
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Little value from global chains
The episode of violence at a Wistron iPhone assembling facility near Bengaluru was not the ploy of a set of rogue managers but is in tune with the nat
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