India

The first census since 2011 is about to begin: one of the world’s largest administrative tasks, it will involve over three million workers gathering data door to door; info will include caste, as policy will benefit lower ones in the next decade

The patent on semaglutide, the molecule behind Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, expired in India allowing domestic pharma to release generics; the competition could cut prices by half, expand people's access and reach $1bn in value

In her speech for the International Press Institute India Award for Excellence in Journalism, Justice Nagarathna emphasised how precarious press freedom is in an era of corporate consolidation that makes media legally free but economically constrained

A historic Free Trade Agreement was signed in New Delhi with the EU; the "Mother of all deals" took two decades of negotiations, covers 25% of GDP 96% of goods or services, reduces tariffs on import of cars and wines boosting Indian textiles and services

The 2nd world laboratory for testing and calibration of air pollution measuring equipment was inaugurated in India to curb dependance on foreign certification systems, promote environmental governance and foster local production of monitoring equipment

AI Futures Fund will focus on founders in India and diaspora building AI products for billions of Indians or global AI products built in India; new Accel and Google partnership will invest up to $2 million in each startup through Accel’s Atoms program

India celebrated the winning of first ICC Women’s World Cup Cricket title; the success recalls the men's 1983 win and many think it could bring true change in the life of millions of women in the country

50.000 people have been moved to relief camps as India began evacuations before the expected impact of Cyclone Montha, intensifying over the Bay of Bengal and set to bring strong winds and heavy rains to its east coast; schools remain closed along coasts