MOSQUIRIX: WORLD’S FIRST APPROVED VACCINE AGAINST MALARIA

27 Oct 2021 03:23 AM IST

On 6 October 2021, the World Health Organisation (WHO) approved the world’s first anti-malaria vaccine called the RTS,S or Mosquirix. The vaccine, in the making since 1987, was developed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and London-based pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). In 2019, an estimated 22.9 crore cases and

LAKHIMPUR VIOLENCE IMPACT ON BJP IMAGE IN UP

13 Oct 2021 03:42 AM IST

On 3 October 2021, the visuals of a convoy of vehicles running over protesting farmers in the Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh were plastered over mobile phones and television screens. Eight people, including four farmers, died in the ensuing violence which was intended to be a protest to block

WILL INDIA’S DECISION TO RESUME COVID-19 VACCINE EXPORTS IMPACT DOMESTIC SUPPLY?

06 Oct 2021 07:46 AM IST

Last month, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced that India would be resuming COVID-19 vaccine exports, under Vaccine Maitri – in the fourth quarter of this year – in order to fulfil its responsibility to COVAX. The COVAX programme is a vaccine alliance led by the Global Alliance for Vaccines

AAP’S DELHI MODEL: WILL THE FREEBIE PLOY WORK IN 2022?

29 Sep 2021 06:02 AM IST

Since 2017, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been contesting Assembly elections in at least 14 states outside Delhi but has failed to win even a single seat in 13 states. The only state where the AAP saw some victory was in Punjab in 2017, where it won 20 seats

DECLINING FORTUNE OF THE CONGRESS: CAN IT RECOVER?

22 Sep 2021 03:24 AM IST

INDIA’S OLDEST PARTY: HISTORY OF FUNDING All eyes have been on the Indian National Congress (INC) in Punjab this week, as Chief Minister Amarinder Singh handed in his resignation, stating the party’s upper management “humiliated” him, months before the electorally important state heads to the polls. While the INC’s disordered

WILL THE NATIONAL FARMERS’ DATABASE REALLY DOUBLE FARMERS’ INCOMES?

15 Sep 2021 06:25 AM IST

Earlier in September, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar announced the creation of a National Farmers’ Database containing the records of over 5.5 crore farmers. Tomar also announced that the number of farmers included in the database would increase to 8 crores by December 2021 by linking it with state-wise land

YOGI’S MEAT AND LIQUOR BAN IN MATHURA: WHO WILL THIS AFFECT?

08 Sep 2021 07:10 AM IST

During the Krishnotsava programme in Lucknow on 30 August, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a complete ban on the sale of liquor and meat in Mathura. The region around Mathura-Vrindavan, extending to Agra and Aligarh, is considered Krishnabhoomi (the land of Krishna) and is hence considered sacred to

INDIAN CENSUS: HISTORY, CONTROVERSY AND FUTURE

01 Sep 2021 06:34 AM IST

Leaders from the opposition as leaders from parties that support the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government have been voicing their strong support for a caste-based census. Opposition leaders and proponents of the caste-based census have highlighted that the availability of caste-based data that includes OBCs will help improve government

ROAD TO 2022: CROP POLITICS IN POLL-BOUND STATES

25 Aug 2021 07:25 AM IST

A year after the start of the farmers’ protest around the borders of the capital, hundreds of farmers continue their fight, expressing their discontentment against the three new farm laws passed by the central government. The farmers’ disgruntlement with the central and other state governments is likely to dominate the

HOW ARE PROLONGED SCHOOL CLOSURES AFFECTING INDIA’S CHILDREN?

18 Aug 2021 02:09 AM IST

In March 2020, as cases of COVID-19 began to rise in India, millions of schools across the country shut down, to protect young children and communities from the risk of infection. Today, about one and a half years later, most students continue to be confined to online schooling. Many from

UTTARAKHAND 2022 POLLS: WILL BJP BE ABLE TO RETAIN STATE DESPITE INFIGHTING?

04 Aug 2021 03:12 AM IST

The Uttarakhand Assembly elections are scheduled to take place in February 2022, to elect 70 members to the state’s Assembly. Over the last few months, the internal politics of the state took national stage leading to the resignation of two Chief Ministers in one year. In March this year, Chief

PARLIAMENT MONSOON SESSION 2021: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

28 Jul 2021 06:34 AM IST

The Monsoon Session of Parliament started on 19 July 2021, and will likely run for 19 business days until 13 August 2021. Over 400 Members of Parliament (MPs) and 200 staff have received the Covid-19 vaccinations before the start of the session. Covid-19 protocols, including maintaining social distancing are also