G7 takes on China but their commitments to climate change so far has been poor; Covid-19 has forced Saudi to ban foreigners from Hajj.
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June 12- Covaxin’s Hard Reality, Sombre Spain
Covaxin’s troubles do not seem to end. Supreme Court has said it will pull back from deciding the fate of Italian marines who shot and killed two Indian fishermen.
June 11: Tata Has Veggies, Meds and Delivery
Tata Digital, as we have been highlighting before, is on a buying spree. Its latest acquisition puts it on the online pharma map. Does Yogi Adityanath have butterflies in his stomach as he goes to meet the Top-2 in Delhi?
Annular Solar Eclipse
If you are north enough (and we mean as north as possible), you will be witness to the annular solar eclipse – also called the Ring of Fire Eclipse.
June 10 – Sensitive Infos; Digi Coins
The SII has doubled the price of polio vaccine, the delay over Covaxin data is strange and the health ministry’s “keep vaccine stocks secret” advisory to states is even more strange. Bitcoin has been legalised in a country. Guess which?
Vaccine Policy Updated, Taliban Talks
Today we see the release of more new rules in the Centre’s revamped national vaccination plan, Tata Digital’s acquisition spree has eyes on another prize and the most beautiful picture taken in the last 24 hours.
In Pics: Australia’s Biggest Dinosaur
Australia has reported its largest dinosaur and a new species, the Australotitan cooperensis. The plant-eating animal is believed to have lived during the Cretaceous period, approximately 92 million years ago. The Eromanga Natural History Museum in Queensland shared these photos and videos:
June 8 – Free Jabs; Google’s Hefty Fine
There is a new drug for Alzheimer’s but there is also a controversy around it. CO2 levels are at its highest yet and India’s Covid numbers are the best it has been since two months.
June 7 – Good numbers, bad numbers
Today we see the Centre possibly going back to procuring vaccines again and the weird case of North India registering far too few cases.
Twitter Trouble, G7 OKs Big Tax Deal
Dive in to learn about the new test to detect whether you have vaccinated or not. The world’s richest countries have approved a historic deal to tax MNCs, and a Delhi govt hospital is now facing off with nurses from Kerala over speaking Malayalam. Also, chess fans – There is a chance to win $1mn.