Bharat Bandh on account of farm laws: Protesting farmers attempt to enforce a general strike; State governments of Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Punjab, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh have extended their support to the protest

Human made mess: Urbanisation and poor urban construction to blame for Chennai’s flood woes, integrated system need of the hour: Report

Covid intensifies poverty, hunger, anemia: India had the most undernourished and anemic women even before the pandemic at 125 million women; Now, women in India’s poorest states have less food, heightening the risks of anemia; impaired children, a lowered work ability and health crises they cannot afford

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: The government launches health ID for every citizen that will contain all medical records of the person; while this is meant to be voluntary, the government has already issued millions of health IDs with the Covid vaccination certificates

Artefacts return to India: New York District Attorney office returns 157 artefacts to India, which were handed over to India by the U.S. authorities during Prime Minister’s visit there