India, a world leader in misinformation: India produced the largest amount of social media misinformation on COVID-19

Childrens’ health and safety: Hospitals witness a rise of child patients suffering from Dengue and viral fever in Agra; In Haryana, outbreak of fever led to the deaths of seven children, and the probable cause could be contaminated water in the municipal water pipelines; in Tamil Nadu, third student dies by suicide in in five days over fears of the NEET entrance exam

New rules and measures for the telecom sector: Union Cabinet approved a relief package for the telecom sector that includes a four-year moratorium on payment of dues by telecom companies

Crime data: There was a 28% increase in the registration of cases in 2020 compared to 2019, primarily owing to the violations of COVID-19 norms across the country

Institutional independence, or lack thereof: Centre is ‘cherry-picking’ names to fill up vacancies in tribunals, says Supreme Court