May 21 – Black fungus plague India; Adani is rich. Very rich.

Israel, Hamas agree for a ceasefire but for how long? 55 mn people were living in displacement by the end of last year and climate change had a lot to do with it

May 17 – No End in Sight To Middle East Crisis

Julian Sancton’s new book that speaks on Roald Amundsen’s ruthless strategy to win the race to the South Pole against Robert Scott. We also look at the Covid situation which seems to have eased slightly in north India for now, but seemingly not the govt’s tolerance for criticism. In this week’s Short Explainer, we check out the Ultra Low Cost Carriers model, which GoAir (now GoFirst) aims to adopt.

May 15 – Day WhatsApp Stood Still?

Will FB-ownedWhatsApp stay true to its threat of disabling features if users don’t accept privacy updates? We are hearing conflicting reports so can’t say for sure. In this edition, we find out why FB is doing this; the Middle East crisis is expanding and little turtles are wreaking havoc for other turtles in Northeast India. 

May 13 – Who let the virus out?

Today, we have a WHO-commissioned independent panel report on how the pandemic was handled; Bharat Biotech readies to test its vaccine on kids and we have a rare visiotr from the deep blue sea.

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