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📌📌📌 IT'S TODAY | There is no one better to address key questions that frame the country's fight against COVID 19 than Dr Randeep Guleria, our guest at the E-Express Adda, an online interaction, on May 4.
Director, AIIMS, and Head, Clinical Research Group, national task force for Covid-19, Dr Guleria has been involved in building strategies for prevention, containment, and management of Covid in India.
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Director, AIIMS, and Head, Clinical Research Group, national task force for Covid-19, Dr Guleria has been involved in building strategies for prevention, containment, and management of Covid in India.
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1. Have always loved Llamas... more so this morning... the antibodies from a Llama named “Winter” have given researchers hope in the COVID fight. IE P.11 https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/in-antibodies-from-llamas-scientists-see-covid-hope-6394007/
As reported in yesterday’s FE, we hear the PM is spending a fair amount of time evaluating the business opportunity for India in the pandemic.
2. India has allocated land twice the size of Luxembourg to lure manufacturers leaving China FE P1 https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/companies-exit-china-after-coronavirus-india-gets-ready-to-attract-them-offers-land-larger-than-luxembourg/1947825/
3. Prabhat Kumar -- an advocate specializing in Chinese business – has an interesting take on how India’s share of manufacturing output can go from 3% today to 15% by 2030. FE P7 https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/what-india-should-do-to-bolster-confidence-of-investors-in-post-covid-world/1948212/
4. FE 3rd edit suggests that India should follow China’s experiments with the renminbi and begin testing its own digital currency. How is China experimenting? How this can strengthen the Indian economy? What will this do the demand for the dollar? And what is the roll of the platforms? FE P6. https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/chinas-foray-into-digital-currency-could-spark-wider-acceptance-for-crypto/1948159/
5. One question that the 3rd edit doesn’t answer, and for you to ponder: speculation is that whatsapp payments are likely to be approved in a few weeks; would the FB-JIO partnership mainstream the libra in India?
6. Mallya appeals against extradition order. FE P. 5 https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/vijay-mallya-files-appeal-against-extradition-order-to-india/1948063/
do you think this pandemic and the every-rupee-counts mindset would make it politically feasible for the Govt to take whatever money Mallya is offering and let him off the hook?
7. Most of you did manage to attend Indian Express’ e-Adda y’day with Doctor Randeep Guleria, Director, (AIIMS) yesterday. IE P1 He said
*curve though flattened, hasn’t begun to dip yet.
*second wave of cases likely in winter
*echoed Express’ reports and edits advocating that private hospitals need to be more active. IE P.1 https://indianexpress.com/article/india/indian-express-adda-live-updates-covid-19-strategist-aiims-chief-dr-randeep-guleria-lockdown-6393459/
8. Disha Nawani suggests using the pandemic to do away with board exams in schools. IE P.8 https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/board-exams-coronavirus-pandemic-students-education-6393932/
9. As we welcome some of our domestic help back.. Prasoon Joshi, one of my favorite writers and commentators, has an important message for us to consider. Your must read for the day. He says….”there have always been class differences. But the difference has become staggering. While the West has gradually moved towards a professional approach, we are stuck somewhere in the middle. Neither do we share the deep emotional and generational bond with the household help that was there in the joint families nor have we professionalised these services fully.” IE P.8 https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/coronavirus-lockdown-cases-india-common-man-migrant-workers-prasoon-joshi-6393949/
10. Yesterday, your whatsapp was probably flooded with videos of people violating social distancing to buy alcohol. Delhi Police had to resort to Lathi charges to keep people from crowding. Read Express’ Explained page to understand “Why liquor matters to states” IE P.11 https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-why-states-are-so-keen-about-excise-duty-on-liquor-6393643/
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As reported in yesterday’s FE, we hear the PM is spending a fair amount of time evaluating the business opportunity for India in the pandemic.
2. India has allocated land twice the size of Luxembourg to lure manufacturers leaving China FE P1 https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/companies-exit-china-after-coronavirus-india-gets-ready-to-attract-them-offers-land-larger-than-luxembourg/1947825/
3. Prabhat Kumar -- an advocate specializing in Chinese business – has an interesting take on how India’s share of manufacturing output can go from 3% today to 15% by 2030. FE P7 https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/what-india-should-do-to-bolster-confidence-of-investors-in-post-covid-world/1948212/
4. FE 3rd edit suggests that India should follow China’s experiments with the renminbi and begin testing its own digital currency. How is China experimenting? How this can strengthen the Indian economy? What will this do the demand for the dollar? And what is the roll of the platforms? FE P6. https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/chinas-foray-into-digital-currency-could-spark-wider-acceptance-for-crypto/1948159/
5. One question that the 3rd edit doesn’t answer, and for you to ponder: speculation is that whatsapp payments are likely to be approved in a few weeks; would the FB-JIO partnership mainstream the libra in India?
6. Mallya appeals against extradition order. FE P. 5 https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/vijay-mallya-files-appeal-against-extradition-order-to-india/1948063/
do you think this pandemic and the every-rupee-counts mindset would make it politically feasible for the Govt to take whatever money Mallya is offering and let him off the hook?
7. Most of you did manage to attend Indian Express’ e-Adda y’day with Doctor Randeep Guleria, Director, (AIIMS) yesterday. IE P1 He said
*curve though flattened, hasn’t begun to dip yet.
*second wave of cases likely in winter
*echoed Express’ reports and edits advocating that private hospitals need to be more active. IE P.1 https://indianexpress.com/article/india/indian-express-adda-live-updates-covid-19-strategist-aiims-chief-dr-randeep-guleria-lockdown-6393459/
8. Disha Nawani suggests using the pandemic to do away with board exams in schools. IE P.8 https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/board-exams-coronavirus-pandemic-students-education-6393932/
9. As we welcome some of our domestic help back.. Prasoon Joshi, one of my favorite writers and commentators, has an important message for us to consider. Your must read for the day. He says….”there have always been class differences. But the difference has become staggering. While the West has gradually moved towards a professional approach, we are stuck somewhere in the middle. Neither do we share the deep emotional and generational bond with the household help that was there in the joint families nor have we professionalised these services fully.” IE P.8 https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/coronavirus-lockdown-cases-india-common-man-migrant-workers-prasoon-joshi-6393949/
10. Yesterday, your whatsapp was probably flooded with videos of people violating social distancing to buy alcohol. Delhi Police had to resort to Lathi charges to keep people from crowding. Read Express’ Explained page to understand “Why liquor matters to states” IE P.11 https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-why-states-are-so-keen-about-excise-duty-on-liquor-6393643/
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