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Why is Mercedes-Benz selling cars directly to customers in India? | In Focus
German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz has started a new model of retail in India – what it calls ‘Retail of the Future (ROTF), under which it is now s…
4 years, 7 months ago
Will Merck's new anti-viral drug help fight COVID-19? | In Focus
The new anti-viral drug brought out by Merck Pharmaceuticals, Molnupiravir, seems to be a promising development in the global fight against COVID-19.…
4 years, 8 months ago
What does 'Indianisation’ of the justice system mean? | In Focus
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court N.V. Ramana recently spoke of the need to ‘Indianise’ the justice system. He said that there were a lot of practic…
4 years, 8 months ago
Why the world's first malaria vaccine is important | In Focus
The world's first malaria vaccine is here. The World Health Organisation, earlier this month, endorsed RTS,S/AS01 or Mosquirix, developed by British …
4 years, 8 months ago
Does the GHI ranking reflect India's hunger and nutrition levels? | In Focus
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021, published last week by Concern Worldwide, an Irish aid agency, and Welt Hunger Hilfe, a German non-profit, has ra…
4 years, 8 months ago
Will the Tatas be able to turn around Air India? | In Focus
On October 8, the Centre announced that the struggling State airline, Air India, was being sold to the Tata group for Rs. 2,700 crore in cash and Rs.…
4 years, 8 months ago
Can Sonia Gandhi galvanise a divided Congress? | In Focus
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s assertion that she is a full-time, hands-on chief executive at the party’s working committee meeting should silence…
4 years, 8 months ago
What's at stake in the Japan elections? | In Focus
Earlier this week, on Thursday, Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida dissolved the lower house of Parliament, paving the way for general election…
4 years, 8 months ago
Is COVID-19 vaccine necessary for children? | In Focus podcast
With about 29% of India’s population fully vaccinated, the government’s Subject Expert Committee (SEC) has now recommended Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 …
4 years, 8 months ago
What made Virat Kohli step down from T20 captaincy? | In Focus
Virat Kohli has announced that he will step down from T20 captaincy of the Indian team after the T20 World Cup in November. He is also stepping down …
4 years, 8 months ago