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On Monday, at least six people, including five police officers, were killed and more than 60 hurt in clashes between Mizoram and Assam.

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In India, be it manufacturing, services or in agricultural supply chain, companies are asking employees, associates and workers to take the jab. Some are incentivising it while others are dis-incentivising it by restricting access to workplaces. At the State level, too, Gujarat made it mandatory for commercial service providers, including shopowners and their staff, to get at least the first jab by July 31. Failure to do so would result in closure of the premises, the administration said, as more authorities adopt a carrot or stick approach to increase vaccine coverage.\

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After months of speculation over his exit, 78-year-old BS Yediyurappa has stepped down as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. The four-time CM of the state submitted his resignation to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, who accepted the resignation and dissolved the Council of Ministers with immediate effect.  Yediyurappa is an important figure in the BJP as he headed the party's first-ever government in South India.

Why did Yediyurappa resign? What could be his political future? Who could be the BJP veteran's successor? Listen in.

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There is a power struggle going on in Afghanistan – the Taliban is seeking to establish itself once again and the Afghan govt is going all out to stop them. The situation in that nation has deteriorated since the US started to pull out its troops last year -- over 2,70,000 Afghans have been displaced since January this year and the number of civilian casualties has risen enponentially.

In this podcast, we are joined by Kriti M Shah, Associate Fellow in the Department of Strategic Studies at the Observer Research Foundation, to understand the situation in Afghanistan, India’s role there and what could happen next.

Blue-chip global management consultancy, Bain, in a recent report estimates that Indian agritech companies would create new value to the tune of $35 billion by 2025 thanks to technological and policy changes. In this episode of Field Notes, TR Vivek speaks to Parijat Jain, the lead author of the report on whether this is irrational exuberance or a prediction based on hard reality.

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The Kerala government had decided to ease certain Covid restrictions on Tuesday owing to Bakrid. This move comes amidst the rise in Covid cases across the State. The move was criticised by the Supreme Court. Listen to the podcast. 

Over 300 mobile numbers, including those belonging to some of India's prominent journalists, have been tapped via an Israeli spyware. What does this mean for the average citizen's safety and press freedom?

BusinessLine's Political Editor, Poornima Joshi, explains in this episode of News Explained.

Vav Life Sciences, a little known nanotech research company, made an “accidental” entry into making specialised lipids used in targeted drug delivery. This has put the company in a small circle of just four global players making phospholipids, for mRNA vaccines.

Vav Life Sciences' Managing Director Arun Kedia explains the significance of targeted drug delivery, which is hailed as the medicine of tomorrow. The “silver bullet” or “sniper” approach helps deliver the medicine to the precise diseased cell.  

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Looks like we have to gear for the third wave of Covid-19. According to the WHO Chief - Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , there has again been a spike in Covid-19-related deaths. He said that this comes after a 10-week decline in the numbers. 

What must we be wary of during the third wave?

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