Sharp increase in the use of sedition laws against civilians: 96% of sedition cases filed against Indians for criticising politicians & governments between since 2010 were registered after Modi became PM in 2014; 149 accused of making “critical” and/or “derogatory” remarks against Narendra Modi, 144 against Yogi Adityanath

Communal division among students: After girls wearing hijabs were banned from entering some colleges in Karnataka, Hindu students marched to their college wearing saffron scarves amidst cries of "Jai Shri Ram”

Elephant deaths on railway tracks: Elephants continue to die on train tracks, as Union govt fails to release funds to Tamil Nadu; The Union govt is yet to release the 2020-21 funds for conservation of wild jumbos in Tamil Nadu; This has severely impacted elephant conservation efforts and resolving man-animal conflicts

Impact of budget on agriculture: Allocations skewed towards cash-schemes in agriculture; Big cut in fertilisers subsidy to worry farmers; new thrust on ‘Kisan Drones’ for surveys and digitalisation