Why India should reassess its China policy

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Why India should reassess its China policy There's a key factor that distinguishes this stand-off. It's not an Indian reaction to Chinese construction activity, but a Chinese reaction to India's road-building effort. Covid is moving funeral management online A Pune based startup is changing the game, however, with its Moksha service that aims to help families with all the aspects of arranging a funeral without having to step out of the house. Called 'Guruji on demand', the organisation currently supplies priests on demand through an app. How defence reforms are a double-edged sword The hallowed structures like the Defence Planning Committee, CDS, the Department of Military Affairs, which have been put in place recently, require robust integral staff of professionals for institutionalised in-house diligence. Need of the hour: Stepping up DNA technology in India to combat surge in rape cases Despite rising crime, declining conviction rates, and an unprecedented backlog of cases in courts, there is huge unmet potential for DNA casework in India. How Covid-19 frontline workers are cooling off To ensure that healthcare workers can do their best work means a multitude of background activity, from hospital staff to ambulance drivers. All of these people are currently under immense stress; here's how they're dealing with it. India could slip down a fiscal abyss this year. Here's how With the coronavirus forcing people into their houses and shutting down entire economies, fiscal plans across the globe have taken a hit; India is no exception. Can you catch Covid-19 from delivered packages? An outbreak of COVID-19 at a logistics centre run by one of South Korea's largest online shopping companies has raised concerns over whether the virus can be transmitted by package deliveries. Remdesivir gets nod for 'restricted emergency use' in India India's drug regulator has granted US pharma giant Gilead Sciences marketing authorisation for its anti-viral drug remdesivir for "restricted emergency use" on hospitalised COVID-19 patients in view of the crisis posed by the pandemic. Japan allows saliva-based tests to boost coronavirus detection Currently, nasal swabs are the main source for tests in Japan, but these can expose medical workers to coughs and sneezes at the time of collection, making it necessary for them to wear full protective gear. A Tesla Model X transported SpaceX astronauts to the shuttle The NASA astronauts - Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley - were transported to SpaceX's rocket in Tesla's flagship Model X.

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