Indians stuck in Eastern Ukraine amidst Russian shelling: Ongoing shelling and lack of transport facilities are posing considerable challenges to efforts in evacuating Indian students from Ukraine’s Sumy region, as per the Ministry of External Affairs

Indians investing abroad: Investments by Indians in foreign assets up 64% during past 12 months; Indians spent more on foreign investments during the past 12 months than they have since at least 2012

Milestone in plane development: India's first indigenous flying trainer 'HANSA-NG' designed and developed by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, has successfully completed the sea-level trials; The plane has been under development since the 1990s

Snakebite deaths: Researchers purify commercial Indian antivenoms, find them more potent; Snakebites are classified as a ‘neglected tropical disease’ by the World Health Organization; Over 58,000 people die in India every year and three times the number suffer permanent disabilities due to snakebites

Heritage erased: The Kashmir Valley’s ancient mound formations are being levelled; Known as karewa, these plateaus are 13,000-18,000 metre-thick deposits of alluvial soil and sediments like sandstone and mudstone; This makes them ideal for cultivation of saffron, almonds, apples and several other cash crops