Asia India A three-day synchronised elephant census took place in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu after an interval of six years; as elephant habitats often span two states, synchronization was decided to avoid double counting
Asia India Audi India has launched an app to help customers of its e-tron range access charging points across the country
Asia India Top wrestlers have been protesting in New Delhi for the past 10 days over the lack of action against the head of the country's wrestling federation, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, whom they accuse of sexual harassment
Asia India India has become the world's most populous country for the first time, thank to a 1.56% increase in the number of citizens; data released by the UN estimate India's population at 1.428.600 against China's 1.425.700 individuals
Asia India Thousands of Apple fans, from infants to octogenarians, lined up in front of the Cupertino tech giant's first shop in India, located in Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex
Asia India After launching and placing the last 36 satellites last weekend, OneWeb completed its constellation of 618 low earth orbit satellites that would allow broadband internet services from space in every corner of the world
Asia India Across the country, the use of CCTV and facial recognition cameras is increasing in schools, airports, train stations, prisons and streets; authorities are implementing a nationwide system to reduce crime and identify missing children
Asia India A temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala has introduced a mechanical elephant donated by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals India and actress Parvathy Thiruvothu to perform its rituals, in a pledge to stop using live animals for celebrations
Asia India Member of Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee, Jayanth R Varma, expressed concern about India's pace of economic growth, describing it as 'very fragile', possibly lower than it needs to meet the aspirations of its growing workforce
Asia India India reportedly increased its oil purchases from Russia to a record 1,4 million barrels per day in January, 9,2% more than in December
Asia India Applying a 2021 law 'allowing information to be restricted in case of emergency', Ministry of Communications recently banned sharing of excerpts from documentary India: the Modi question, on his rise in power and role in the Gujarat riots in 2002
Asia India Inequality is growing in Indian society according to latest Oxfam report: in 2021, 1% of the Indian population owned 40% of the country's wealth and the number of billionaires rose from 142 to 166 in 2022