Humanitarian crisis along Myanmar: Refugee camps set up in Mizoram are in a dire condition; Drinking water, winter blankets, and healthcare for children, pregnant women, and injured civilians are in limited supply; With little assistance from the Modi government, the refugees are forced to rely on civil society organisations that have established makeshift facilities

Going slow on privatisation: Government missed disinvestment targets by more than half, reduces next year's target to Rs 65,000 crore

Budget allocates Rs. 44,000 crore for river interlinking: The Ken-Betwa Link Project has received significant funding, despite not having statutory clearances, and being sub judice; experts have expressed concerns over river interlinking due to potential ecosystem damage and flooding

Disparity in the nature of university education: Surveys shows that northern states with low-per capita incomes and a high reliance on government jobs largely have university students enrolled in humanities subjects; in southern states, technical subjects such as engineering, medicine and accounting are preferred by students

Taking matters into their own hands: Women of the Gond tribe, in the farming-dependent Muqaddam Tola village in Madhya Pradesh, are collectively learning agricultural techniques and setting up a solar irrigation system to overcome the challenges of water scarcity in the dry region