BRS Kavitha skips ED summon, Surge in Swine flu cases,Lithium supply in India

2. Surge in H3N2 , Covid , H1N1 cases in India:  Influenza A subtype H3N2 virus is dominant in India . Swine flu are H1N1 virus and rapidly increasing across India  . Government has asked for using masks and keeping hands clean . Government also advices to get flu vaccine . H3N2 and H1N1 both types of influenza virus are known as  flu . Swine influenza is a respiratory disease. This is in pigs caused by type A influenza virus . Both H3N2 and H1N1 have symptoms similar to covid . Symptoms of the flu are fever , Chills , cough , sore , throat , running nose , watery and red eyes, body aches , head aches, fatigue , diarrhea , nausea and vomiting . New Covid variant XBB.1.16 – may be the reason  for recent surge in Covid . 

3. Lithium supply in India :  zoological survey of India stated the availability of 5.9 million tonnes of lithium discovered in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir . It will help country’s clean energy mission and having more EVs in India . On the other hand mining may lead to environmental concerns in Himalayan area. India has a target of having 13. 92 lakh EVs in India on road . In 2022 the global manufacturing is about 800 gigawatt hours of batteries . This number will go upto 3000 GWh by 2027-28. We have to have 1500 to 2000 gigawatt recycling capacity. Today we have less than 5 gigawatt of recycling capacity . Further the lithium found else where is 220 parts per million but in J and K the lithium found is 500 parts per million. country has to invest in exploration and refining . Then only you can use it for EVs. It is clear that recycling of lithium is important behind building sustainable EV manufacturing .