Rules on intellectual property rights and the impact on vaccines: International civil society members urge Modi, SA Prez to reject ‘unequal’ TRIPS waiver being circulated by the European Union

Lack of consolidation in India’s weapon purchases: IAF chief laments too many different aircraft, but global tender for 114 fighters may bring in even wider variety of aircraft

India loses many lives in hospital fires: Most government hospitals do not have a No Objection Certificate from fire department; paperwork to install firefighting system is painfully slow, and they hardly carry electrical audits as they expand

Exports up in March; trade deficit widens: The country's exports in March 2022 rose 20 per cent to $42.22 billion on account of healthy performance by sectors such as petroleum products, engineering, and leather, even as trade deficit during the month widened to $18.51 billion