Steep fall in India’s new average rainfall: India’s new rainfall normal figure of 868.6 mm is less than 880.6 mm, as the southwest monsoon is currently passing through a ‘dry epoch’ which started in the decade of 1971-80, says IMD

Infosys exits Russia: In the midst of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Infosys has announced that it will not engage with any Russian company going forward; Infy is in the process of transitioning out its operations from Russia, has 100 employees working there

Financing renewable energy: BlackRock-led consortium to invest Rs 4,000 cr in Tata Power Renewables; The investment is expected to fund Tata Power Renewable Energy's aggressive growth plans in the rooftop and electric vehicle charging space in India

Covid slows global progress on TB: Global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 66 million lives since the year 2000; However, the Covid-19 pandemic has reversed years of progress made in the fight to end TB; For the first time in over a decade, TB deaths increased in 2020

Karnataka Minister booked for death of whistleblower: Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa to resign after being booked for contractor’s death; KS Eshwarappa is the main accused in the death of contractor and BJP member Santhosh Patil who had accused the BJP minister of corruption