As public pressure grows, minister’s son arrested: Ashish Mishra, son of junior minister at the Ministry of Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni, has been arrested after 12 hours of questioning by the Uttar Pradesh Police; irrefutable videos emerged in the past few days showing vehicles running over peacefully protesting farmers; the minister and police had initially resisted action; Second FIR has no mention of farmers' killing
Government says no power crisis due to coal shortages: Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Delhi among the states warning people of impending power shortages; Coal minister makes statement, “Assuring everyone that there is absolutely no threat of disruption in power supply”; power minister says there is no crisis
India exports weapons to Myanmar’s dictatorship: Indian public sector company BEL sold air defense station to Myanmar’s junta; The junta has been in the news for brutally repressing citizens; In June, India abstained from voting on a UN General Assembly resolution calling for a ban on arms sales to Myanmar
Financing climate action: Indian banks and financial institutions are lagging behind international financial institutions in helping control the climate crisis
Green energy: Electric vehicle sales in India on the rise; Reliance purchases global solar company for $700 million in an effort to meet its commitments of expanding clean energy in India