Climate change impacts: Climate change has cost India 5 million hectares of crop in 2021; Around 36 million hectares agricultural area was affected due to hydro-meteorological calamities since 2016

MP Police list bangle seller’s attackers as witnesses: After bangle vendor Taslim Ali was beaten in Madhya Pradesh for selling bangles in a Hindu neighbourhood, his attackers claimed he molested a child; Ali, now penurious, spent 108 days in jail before he was granted bail by the high court, which said he had no 'criminal antecedents'

Covid restrictions in Uttar Pradesh: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth-led Uttar Pradesh govt on Friday imposed night curfew in the state from December 25, from 11 pm-5 am, as a preventive measure against new covid variant; meanwhile in the daytime, political parties including Yogi’s own host large, crowded rallies

Property market in Mumbai grows: Property registration in Mumbai hits 10-year high due to incentives including lower registration taxes

Air pollution: It’s still around, deteriorating; slips to 'severe' category in capital