Hundred plus instances of hate speech by Yogi: In the election season in Uttar Pradesh over the last three months, BJP’s Chief Minister candidate Yogi Adityanath found to have made more than 100 instances of hate speech against Muslims; While such speech is illegal and the Election Commission makes it grounds for disqualification, no action has been taken

US Sanctions impact India’s weapon purchases: Sanctions on Russia will make it difficult for India to buy weapons systems, says US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu; US Secretary of State had been “in the frontline” of a “pitched battle” to get India on the same page as the US on the Ukraine issue

YouTube’s role in India’s economy: YouTube’s growing creator ecosystem contributed Rs 6,800 crore to the Indian GDP and supported 683,900 full-time equivalent jobs in India in 2020

Farmers to trade carbon credits: Days after the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) about disastrous consequences of environmental factors on Indian agriculture, the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) will join hands with a private firm to build a marketplace for trading in carbon credits for farmers in the country

Environmental crimes rising in India: There has been a 78 per cent increase in the number of environmental crimes in the country between 2019 and 2020. At the same time, courts are disposing of cases at a rate much lower than that of new cases recorded, leading to pile-ups and delays