Already under pressure due to surging Covid-19 cases and deaths in Maharashtra, the unopposed election would have come as welcome relief to Uddhav Thackeray.

Faced with a pandemic as well as a struggling economy, policymakers are grappling with difficult choices on relaxing lockdown restrictions. Jaipur city’s nodal Covid officer describes the factors to be considered.

A new study of 1,364 airports worldwide says India’s population density and frequent domestic travel put it at high risk for outbreaks from infected passengers arriving from within the country.

How has Covid-19 impacted the functioning of courts worldwide? The Indian Express takes stock.

The study found that this is higher than the lives lost from the pandemic — 4,633 as of May 4. The paper was published on Wednesday in Lancet Planetary Health.

Adopting names for cyclones makes it easier for people to remember, as opposed to numbers and technical terms. Apart from the general public, it also helps the scientific community, the media, disaster managers etc.

According to an article published in the journal Science, when epidemics become endemic, the responsibility of protecting against it shifts from the government to the individual.

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States like Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa had either stopped reporting new cases, or were reporting very few. In the last couple of days, however, there has been a noticeable rise in these states.

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International Light Day: May 16 was selected for the occasion as it marks the anniversary of the first successful operation of the laser in 1960 by physicist and engineer Theodore Maiman.

Delhi Metro Guidelines and Rules: Once the curbs are lifted, commuters on the Delhi Metro can expect a paradigm shift in the way in which they travel.

Only about 30% patients require hospitalised care in a Dedicated Covid Hospital. But glitches in following protocol, a lag in reacting to changing patient requirements, and inadequate resource-monitoring is leading to inefficient utilisation of critical care…

US coronavirus situation explained: Like other parts of the world, businesses in the US have resumed with fewer employees and customers, social distancing measures, and guidelines mandating the use of face masks.

Nepal's objection then was the inclusion of Kalapani in the map, in which it is shown as part of Uttarakhand. The area falls in the trijunction between India, China and Nepal.

India Coronavirus (Covid-19) Cases: The people on the move have also been the reason for a minor resurgence being seen in states like Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Assam and Goa, all of which had either stopped reporting new cases, or were finding them only sporadically.

Much of the May 12 Atmanirbhar package of Prime Minister Narendra Modi totaling Rs 20 lakh crore and elaborated over the last five days by Sitharaman has been liquidity driven, with little burden on the exchequer.

The scheme will begin on May 21, and the lending agencies will accept applications until August 31. The banks and credit societies have been asked to finish all disbursements by November 15, 2020.

The primary trigger is the poor financial condition and revenue collection abilities of most state discoms.

A group of molecules that should be fighting the virus are diminished with age and chronic health problems, researchers report in the journal Aging and Disease.