Govt claims TB will be eliminated, but cases are growing: Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya heaped praise on PM Modi for India being well on track to eliminate tuberculosis TB by 2025; However, the prevalence of TB has increased since 2015 and for every case recorded India misses 1.84 others

Delhi’s garbage mountain on fire: The garbage mountain, which stands almost as tall as the Qutub Minar, is on fire since 28 March; This garbage dump catches fire frequently, spewing poisonous pollutants into the air; It is also a source of methane gas emissions that contribute to climate change

India to build Sri Lanka wind farms after China pushed aside: India has agreed to develop three Sri Lankan wind farms on islets between the countries after the project was taken away from a Chinese firm; A $12 million project to build wind turbines on three small islands in the Palk Strait between southern India and Sri Lanka was awarded to a Chinese firm in 2019, with funding lined up from the Asian Development Bank

Modi government raises price of medicines: The government order for increasing the price of controlled drugs comes in the backdrop of the announcement made by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) which said there was an annual positive change of 10.76% in the WPI for the calendar year 2021

Bharatnatyam dancer barred from temple over her religion: Bharatanatyam dancer barred from performing in Kerala temple as she is non-Hindu; “The committee member asked me if I have converted to Hinduism”