Transgender sensitisation: NCERT takes step to help teachers support transgender kids, faces right-wing backlash; Training material aimed at sensitising teachers to improve the school experience for gender nonconforming children has run into trouble following complaints

Failure of law meant to protect construction workers: India’s construction sector provides jobs to 51 million, the third-largest employer of Indians, and the first stop for millions streaming out of failing farms; With lives in disarray, worker protests have swept states, as they demand the government implement laws meant to protect their tenuous existence

Turtle smuggling continues: Forest officials seize 40 turtles from Odisha’s Malkangiri; Smuggling of turtles, one of the Class 1 species of the water animal, is a non-bailable offence under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972

Electric vehicle charging infra makes real estate more valuable: The price appreciation for the residential asset class, post installing Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations, is expected to be anywhere between 2% and 5% in newly constructed buildings and upwards of 1% in regular existing buildings

Covid vaccination drive: As India fully vaccinates 25% of the population and partially vaccinates 50%, district-level data shows low coverage in tribal areas and women falling behind