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.
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May 16– Of Broken Trusts
Today’s stories see how the Israeli Army may have violated that and how a BBC journalist quits before a probe into his alleged violation is made public. In other news, do dreams have a survival purpose? Scientists seem to think so.
May 12 — Confusion over Covid treament
In today’s news, projections for the Indian economy are not good, and a Hindu temple in the US has been upto some shady business promptin FBI to intervene.
May 11 – Escalations underway in West Asia
Tensions in Israel, Palestine have escalated as predicted, hopefully international pressure will stem the rot, but the effects may linger. India’s vaccination drive is not doing well, and we check how climate change hits different people differently.
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