Since February pact, all quiet on Line of Control: There has been no exchange of fire nor infiltration attempts from across the Line of Control (LoC) for over 100 days since the commitment by India and Pakistan to adhere to the 2003 ceasefire

The Indian economy’s backbone: The coal mining workforce is facing risk of Covid everyday as they continue to work in full force; Vaccination is slow, medical infra insufficient and it's difficult to get A Covid death certificate which hampers their compensation

Dalit political parties head towards slow death across states including Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, even in districts where Dalits dominate

Indian youth marrying later, but traditional attitudes remain: 86% of marriages are arranged, mostly into same castes, implying caste based rigidities in India hold strong; Ambedkar had once said that caste won’t end until inter-caste marriages become the norm

Vaccine disparities: in 114 of India’s least developed districts authorities have administered just 23 million doses in total