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Rising R-number, falling doubling time: India will witness a bigger Covid surge in coming days

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By Nileena Suresh, Amrita De
| Scroll.in Verified
For the first time in seven months, India recorded over 1 lakh cases on January 6, which increased to 1.59 lakh cases on January 9. As several parts of the country witnessed a surge due to the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, two indicators – effective reproduction number and doubling time – suggest a further increase in cases in the coming days. The reproduction number is a measure of transmission – the average number of people infected by one infected person.
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The Omicron Surge In Numbers: Reproduction Number Up, Doubling Time Down

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By Nileena Suresh Loading.., Amrita DeLoading.., Vishal Bhargav, Amrita De
| ISignal Verified
Kolkata and Mumbai: For the first time in seven months, India recorded over 100,000 cases on January 6, 2022. As several parts of the country witness a surge due to the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, two indicators–effective reproduction number (R) and doubling time–suggest a further increase in cases in the coming days. The reproduction number is a measure of transmission–the average number of people infected by one infected person.
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#DataViz: More Women Gave Birth In Health Facilities But More Were Anaemic

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By Nileena Suresh Loading.., Amrita DeLoading.., Vishal Bhargav, Amrita De
| ISignal Verified
Mumbai and Kolkata: In 2019-21, more children were born in healthcare facilities and more mothers took folic acid during pregnancy but more women were anaemic and had high blood pressure, when compared to 2015-16, show data from the latest National Family Health Survey. NFHS-5 data for 22 states and union territories (UTs), that were collected between June 1, 2019 and January 30, 2020, were released in December 2020.
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DataViz: More Women Used Menstrual Hygiene Products In Rural India In 2019-21

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By Nileena Suresh Loading.., Amrita DeLoading.., Vishal Bhargav, Amrita De
| ISignal Verified
Kolkata and Mumbai: Indicators of preventive health, such as menstrual hygiene, sanitation and access to healthcare have improved in India between 2015-16 and 2019-21, show data from the National Family Health Survey. Preventive healthcare is one of the determinants of women's health outcomes.
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India’s Average Infant Mortality Improves, But Some States Lag Behind

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By Amrita DeLoading.., Amrita De
| ISignal Verified
Kolkata: Between 2019 and 2021, 35 children below the age of one year died for every 1,000 children born, 15% fewer than the 41 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2015-16, show the latest health data from India's national survey.
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THIS adorable throwback picture of Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor with their dad Boney Kapoor in Italy is too sweet for words - Times of India

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By Jignesh Barot, Kinjal Chatterjee, Amrita De
| The Times of India Verified
THIS adorable throwback picture of Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor with their dad Boney Kapoor in Italy is too sweet for words Share this on: FacebookTwitterPintrest TIMESOFINDIA.COM Created: Jul 1, 2020, 08:43 IST By - facebooktwitterincom Sridevi’s darling daughters Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor share a close bond with their father Boney Kapoor and their adorable pictures on social media are proof of the same.
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THIS throwback picture of Katrina Kaif will drive away your mid-week blues - Times of India

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By Jignesh Barot, Amrita De, Rupankar Bagchi, Kinjal Chatterjee
| The Times of India Verified
THIS throwback picture of Katrina Kaif will drive away your mid-week blues Share this on: FacebookTwitterPintrest TIMESOFINDIA.COM Created: Jul 1, 2020, 08:14 IST By - facebooktwitterincom It has been raining throwback on social media. Bollywood celebrities have been sharing old pictures and videos with their fans and they have been an absolute treat for them. We today got our hands on a throwback picture of Katrina Kaif and it is sure to ward off all your mid-week blues.
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The Dangerous Optimism of Thappad: At Best, a Facile Slap on Patriarchy and At Worst a Celebration of Neoliberal Choice

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By Ranjini Sivaswamy, Rittvika Singh, Amrita De
| filmcompanion.in
One of the things that neoliberal feminism or activists of neoliberal feminism does well enough is to seamlessly integrate unequal voices into that of a collective—and then present them on a stylized platter like dishes on a heavily curated smorgasbord, giving you the illusion of choice under the cover of a common identity.
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Chippa Movie Review: Tender is the Night

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By Ranjini Sivaswamy, Rittvika Singh, Amrita De
| filmcompanion.in
Chippa, a luminous debut by director Safdar Rahman, now streaming on Netflix is a film about tenderness in the middle of ambient despair. Set in the bylanes of Park Circus, Kolkata, Chippa is a restless, yet poignant lovesong to Kolkata — a city recently ravaged by a devastating storm. But like its cherubic, worldly protagonist, played by a brilliant Sunny Pawar, the city too soldiers on.
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