Malnourishment in India: Over 33 lakh children in India are malnourished and more than half of them fall in the severely malnourished category with Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat topping the list, as per the Ministry of Women and Child Development 

Dengue havoc in J&K and Punjab: Jammu reports over 1100 infections; over 18,000 cases in Punjab alone

Coastal impacts of climate change: Cyclones in the last five years have alone caused destruction of 5.9 million hectares of crop area, with over 720 reported deaths and damages to 2.97 million houses; India is especially vulnerable to disasters since 95 per cent of its coastal districts are considered extreme-level hotspots for climate risks

Killings in Kashmir: Within just twenty-four hours of the killing of a policeman at Batamaloo, militants Monday evening shot dead a civilian in downtown Srinagar

Firecrackers and health: Since the use of firecrackers on Diwali, there has been a 15 per cent increase in hospital visits due to lung ailments; The number has been increasing since Friday, the day after Diwali, and doctors expect it to keep rising for a few days