After three decades free of wild polio, the continent of Africa is host to it once again after a 4 year old girl was found infected in Malawi last month. Wild polio today exists only in Afghanistan and likely Pakistan. ThePrint’s Sandhya Ramesh explains the implications of polio in Malawi and the response of East African nations. Brought to you by  @Kia India  ----more----Subscribe to the Pure Science Telegram Channel https://t.me/PureScienceWithSandhyaRamesh----more----Supplementary reading: Malawi, neighbors to begin mass vaccination campaigns against polio https://www.statnews.com/2022/03/17/malawi-to-begin-mass-vaccination-campaign-against-polio-in-east-africa/

एक वरिष्ठ अधिकारी के मुताबिक, दोनों सरकारों के बीच अबतक डील पक्की नहीं हुई है. भारत अपनी ज़रूरत का 85 फीसदी कच्चा तेल आयात करता है.

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https://hindi.theprint.in/india/economy/western-sanctions-on-russia-gave-india-a-chance-to-import-crude-oil-from-russia/294592/

As Russia-Ukraine talks progress in a positive direction, Shekhar Gupta reads into the conditions of the draft proposal, mediated by various leaders. In Episode 962 of Cut The Clutter, we also analyse a video showing Putin's meltdown and the Godwin's rule of Nazi analogies.

Thousands of Indians studying medicine in China returned as Covid struck in early 2020. Classes have since been held online, depriving students of key practical experience.

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https://theprint.in/india/education/havent-even-seen-a-cadaver-despair-grows-for-medical-students-as-china-wont-call-them-back/875852/

चीन में मेडिकल की पढ़ाई करने वाले हजारों भारतीय छात्र-छात्राएं 2020 की शुरुआत में कोविड के कारण लौट आए थे. तब से कक्षाएं ऑनलाइन ही चल रही हैं, जिससे छात्रों को महत्वपूर्ण प्रैक्टिकल अभ्यास करने का मौका तक नहीं मिल रहा है.

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https://hindi.theprint.in/india/i-havent-seen-a-dead-body-yet-medical-students-returning-from-china-are-desperate-fearing-not-to-go-back/293886/

Some rather strange situations were considered relevant in trying to understand the boundaries of constitutional liberty in the hijab case.

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https://theprint.in/opinion/why-the-karnataka-high-courts-analogical-reasoning-on-hijab-is-poor/876877/