THE HINDU (Edition : NEW DELHI)

# SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1. Sputnik V vaccine rolled out in India at Rs 995 per dose   pg- 01
2. Covishield and Covaxin are less effective against B.1.617 strain   pg- 01
3. Defence production policy to be issued soon  pg- 10

# POLITY & GOVERNANCE

1. Uphold dignity of the dead, NHRC tells Centre and States pg- 08
2. No virtual meetings of House panels pg- 08

# ECONOMY

1. Govt may notify export refund rates by May end: DGFT Yadav pg- 14
2. Exports surge in April on low-base effect pg- 14
3. Chip shortage to cost automakers $110 billion pg- 14
4. Hard to set up body to regulate cryptocurrency pg- 14

# ARTICLES OF THE DAY

1. In COVID storm, the key principles driven home (Social Issues) pg- 06
2. Lend a helping hand to children the right way (Polity & Governance) pg- 06

# INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

1. As conflict intensifies, Israel pounds Gaza pg- 13
2. What’s Iron Dome system? pg- 13
3. Raw materials shortage, demand driving up prices of supplies: China pg- 13
4. Oli reappointed Nepal PM pg- 13

# EDITORIAL OF THE DAY

1. A transient high (Economy) pg- 06
2. Cease the fire (International Relations) pg- 06

# ENVIRONMENT

1. US Slider turtles pose a threat in Northeast pg- 16
2. Monsoon likely to arrive over Kerala on May 31: IMD pg- 05
3. 186 elephants killed on rail tracks in over 10 years pg- 10

# SOCIAL ISSUES

1. 21 members of vulnerable tribes infected pg- 08
2. ASHA workers struggle with pandemic surveillance in rural Uttar Pradesh pg- 09