Covid 19 Management

Sedition law an affront to democracy; both public debate, judicial intervention crucial to remove provision

There is a substantial case to be made for taking section 124(A) or sedition law out of the IPC, given that it has no relevance in a democracy and plenty of scope for misuse

COVID-19 updates: SC slams Centre's vaccination policy, seeks purchase data; India sees 1.32 lakh new cases

Meanwhile,Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik wrote to all the chief ministers in the country, urging them to build a consensus over procurement of the COVID vaccines by the Centre for distribution among the states

Twitter statement designed to seek dubious sympathy, impede inquiry, says Delhi Police

The Delhi Police made the remarks after Twitter called recent raids on its offices as a form of 'intimidation' and expressed concern over the safety of its employees in India

Centralised vaccine procurement, transparency: Lancet panel makes eight recommendations to Centre for COVID-19 management

The expert panel also recommended 'minimising the profound suffering and risk' to health caused by loss of livelihoods by making provisions for cash transfers to workers in informal sectors who lost their jobs

SC stays Allahabad HC order stating entire medical system in UP villages at 'Ram bharose'

A vacation bench of Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai said that the 17 May order of the high court shall not be treated as directives but an advice to the Uttar Pradesh government

COVID-19 vaccine supply crisis: Centre should amend Income Tax Act, invoke Companies Act, 2013 for manufacturers

Government needs to do is to call the bluff on "profits" and so called "super profits" which are allegedly required to re-investment and R&D to produce more vaccines. An urgent amendment to the Income Tax Act, 1961 is needed.

Wastewater surveillance can warn of Covid-19 spikes weeks in advance: IIT Gandhinagar study

Hotspots may provide authorities with up to 2 weeks of time to improvise thought-through interventions to manage Covid-19 cases.

COVID-19 treatment: Melatonin hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycle may prove effective in managing infection

Clinical registries from Cleveland Clinic also showed that regular use of melatonin was associated with a 30 percent lesser chance of testing positive for COVID-19 even after adjusting for age, smoking history, race, and the presence of comorbidities

Parliament's Monsoon Session: RS passes farm bills amid Opposition fury; in LS, Centre faces heat over COVID-19

Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh took up the bills for passing even as Opposition MPs were protesting in the Well of the House and "ploughed" through the procedure to pass the bill, eventually declaring them as being passed by voice vote

Karnataka govt announces total lockdown on Sundays starting 5 July as COVID-19 cases rise; 8 pm to 5 am night curfew from 29 June

The Karnataka government on Saturday took a slew of decisions including imposing total lockdown on Sundays starting 5 July in view of the spike in the number of coronavirus cases in the state