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# ECONOMY Rabi harvest to be affected for want of farm workers Pg – 01 Dairy and vegetable farmers count losses Pg – 04 NRIs can now invest in specified govt. bonds Pg – 11 The cost of the lockdown is pegged at about $120 billion Pg – 11 # SOCIAL ISSUES India still in …
# EXPLAINED The business of breathing (SCIENCE) Pg – 11 What is being sprayed on migrants, is it safe? (SCIENCE) Pg – 11 # POLITY AND GOVERNANCE Empowered group likely to firm uo medical emergency plan in next few days Pg – 07 Rural development ministry cites report on community kitchens in advisory Pg – …
# POLITY & GOVERNANCE PMO working in teams to battle virus Pg – 08 # INDIAN ECONOMY EPF scheme members handed COVID¬19 lifeline Pg – 08 A measure of volatility via prism of markets – India VIX Index Pg – 11 # GEOGRAPHY & ENVIRONMENT Gond tribals in Panna survive on roti and salt Pg …
# EXPLAINED Recovered patient’s plasma: What is this experimental therapy? (Science & Technology) Pg – 10 Where does virus go from here? (Science & Technology) Pg – 10 What can cause a patient to relapse after recovery? (Science & Technology) Pg – 10 Major Epidemics and Pandemics, 19th Century onwards (Science & Technology) Pg – …
# SOCIAL ISSUES Govt. shifts focus to hotspots as fresh COVID19 cases rise to 185 Pg – 01 # POLITY AND GOVERNANCE PM sets up new fund to fight virus Pg – 01 Centre plans classes in distance mode Pg – 07 Centre tells States to set up camps for migrant workers Pg – 07 …
# INDIAN ECONOMY RBI cuts rates, allows loan moratorium Pg – 01 Farmers in a spot over delay in wheat procurement Pg – 04 Reserve Bank of India unleashes its fire power Pg – 11 World is now in recession: IMF Pg – 11 # POLITY & GOVERNANCE SC relaxes BS IV deadline Pg – 11 …
# EXPLAINED RBI opens window to defer EMIS: here’s the detail Pg – 11 Ahead: bumper crop, multiple challenges Pg – 11 How India is building up defence during lockdown Pg – 11 # SOCIAL ISSUES CM says 4 lakh will be fed everyday Pg – 03 A long way from home Pg – 08 …
# INDIAN ECONOMY Rs 1.7 lakh crore. lockdown package rolled out Pg – 01 # SOCIAL ISSUES Speed at which virus is spreading is shocking, says researcher Pg – 05 Trace, test, treat model helped S. Korea control virus Pg – 16 # INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS G20 commits $5 trillion amid COVID-19 scare Pg – 08 …
# EXPLAINED Unpacking the Garib Kalyan package (Indian Economy) Pg – 12 Severe steps can cut cases drastically: study (Social Issues) Pg – 12 WHO’s underfunding hits global disease response (Social Issues) Pg – 12 # SOCIAL ISSUES Taking testing cue from S Korea, ICMR seeks 5 lakh antibody kits Pg – 13 # INDIAN …
# ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY Undisturbed mass nesting of Olive Ridleys at Rushikulya Pg – 01 # POLITY AND GOVERNANCE Census, NPR exercise put off over coronavirus scare Pg – 01 4 ICMR labs to become approval hubs for test kits Pg – 07 # SOCIAL ISSUES ‘No community transmission yet’ Pg – 07 Why lockdown …