India has lost 1.8 crore jobs under the Modi government since 2016; India’s labour force participation rate is also very low

Censorship: Paranoia about digital coverage led ministers to propose media clampdown, monitoring “negative influencers”

Spreading communal hatred: BJP member claims cross erected on AP hillock with Hindu shrine, cops bust fake news; The Andhra Pradesh police released a video to bust the fake news and to explain the topography of the location

The finance commission’s creation of a special defence fund is a setback to Indian federalism; The fund sets a troubling precedent which could force cash-strapped states to pay for the functions of the much richer Centre

Coal-rich Jharkhand makes moves to incentivise renewable power