Renewable energy infrastructure push: India will invest 120 billion rupees ($1.6 billion) to add new lines to transmit electricity from renewable plants as it seeks to draw half of its electricty requirement from greener sources by 2030

Covid third wave: India logs over 1 lakh new cases; hospitals such as AIIMS in Delhi stop routine admissions and non-essential procedures and surgeries, impacting public health beyond the pandemic

Seeds of division spread further: In Chhattisgarh, a large assembly takes place where attendees take an oath to participate in an economic boycott of Muslims

Forgotten inquiry against coordinator of BJP’s disinformation app: the TekFog app enabled mass disinformation campaigns, abuse, and illegal takeovers of inactive social media accounts to spread hate; the person responsible for this app had earlier been hired by the Election Commission in Maharashtra; when exposed, an inquiry was ordered, but later buried and forgotten

Consolidation in retail: Reliance Retail has bought a 25% stake in Dunzo, India’s leading quick-delivery commerce player, for USD 200 million (around Rs 1,488 crore)