21 July 2021
Climate change: The frequency, duration, and intensity of cyclones in the Arabian Sea have increased significantly in recent years; meanwhile there has been a slight decrease in frequency in the Bay of Bengal
Pandemic toll: India’s true pandemic death toll is likely to be well over 30 lakh, a new study finds; the government’s official number is 4 lakhs
Faking a terrorist attack: Two BJP workers, their PSOs held for faking militant attack in Kupwara, Kashmir
Falling government revenues: for the first time in 12 years, corporate taxes fall below income tax collections in 2020-21
Deaths due to lack of oxygen: yesterday, the Modi government claimed in the Parliament that there states and union territories did not record Covid deaths due to oxygen shoratge; Today, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia claimed that the Delhi government did not have any data regarding deaths due to the lack of oxygen as the Modi government had not let it form a committee to look into such deaths