Punjab gets first Dalit Chief Minister: Charanjit Singh Channi appointed as the CM of Punjab; he’s Punjab’s first and one of the few Dalit CMs in India’s history; Dalits form 32% of Punjab’s population

India to start exporting vaccines again: India to re-start exporting vaccines next month after it had been stopped due to the virus spread in India; The Biden administration had been pressuring India to restart vaccine exports with plans to offer a higher-profile role for PM Modi at an upcoming COVID-19 global summit in New York if he agreed to release vaccines soon

India's income divide narrows, wealth divide persists: India’s top 10% households three years ago held 56% of the wealth in urban areas and 51% of it in rural; The income of the lowest 10% of individuals grew five times between 2012 and 2019, while that of the top 10% only doubled, indicating a reduction in income inequality

Power generation and freight data show slower growth: Power generation and goods that the Indian Railways carried have dropped from higher growth numbers seen in earlier weeks

Climate change in North East India: Nagaland’s Liphi, Runchan villages saw floods never seen before