Quartz Indiaflipped into Quartz IndiaDelta Covid-19 Variant How dangerous is the Covid-19 Delta variant?verified_publisher Quartz - Manavi KapurA Covid-19 variant that likely wreaked havoc during India’s second wave has now spread to 80 countries. The Delta variant, or B.1.617.2, which was first identified in India in October 2020, has now become...
Quartz Indiaflipped into Quartz IndiaCoronavirus (COVID-19) When will India’s third wave of Covid-19 begin?verified_publisher Quartz - Manavi KapurIndia’s brutal second wave of Covid-19 has barely receded and there’s already talk about the next wave. As pockets of the country begin to lift restrictions, a mathematical model by the Indian Institute...
Quartz Indiaflipped into Quartz IndiaNorth India Tech issues are blocking the road to US student visas for Indian hopefulsverified_publisher Quartz - Ananya BhattacharyaGetting a US student visa appointment in India is a messy and uncertain process. US embassies did not process visa requests for months due to Covid-19, leading to major issues with timelines. For instance,...
Quartz Indiaflipped into Quartz IndiaNorth India India is setting itself up for a third wave of Covid-19verified_publisher Quartz - Manavi KapurOn his first day of fieldwork, on April 19, Shivam Pratap Singh was tasked with bringing an oxygen cylinder to the office of the NGO he was volunteering with. The 27-year-old master’s student at Tata of...
Quartz Indiaflipped into Quartz IndiaAsia Travel Indians can travel abroad to these countries—some even without quarantineverified_publisher Quartz - Manavi KapurMultiple countries stopped travel from India or imposed expensive quarantines amid the country’s harsh second Covid wave in April. Now as India’s Covid-19 numbers decline, homebound Indians suffering cabin...
Quartz Indiaflipped into Quartz IndiaJet Airways Will India’s Jet Airways fly high again?verified_publisher Quartz - Niharika SharmaThe decks have been cleared for India’s oldest private airline Jet Airways, which has been laden with debt, to fly high again. In October last year, a consortium of investors (pdf), including UK-based...
