The Hindu Editorial Analysis : 22nd July 2026

The Hindu Editorial Analysis

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Several Injured in Crackdown on CJP Protest

• Several people were injured in Delhi on Monday after police took action against a march towards Parliament organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which was demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The police action happened even as the government had started talks with CJP leaders.
• According to sources, at least 38 injured protesters were admitted to Lady Hardinge Medical College, while around 65 others were taken to Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. The injured people had broken bones, swelling, and injuries to their heads and eyes.
• The protest was mainly about the alleged NEET paper leak and irregularities in the CBSE school examination process. Protesters repeatedly raised slogans demanding that Dharmendra Pradhan should resign.
• The police action took place during one of the biggest protests seen in Delhi in recent years, and at the same time, Internet services were shut down across the New Delhi district.
• Police used lathi charges several times and fired tear-gas shells at many places, including Jantar Mantar, Patel Chowk, India Gate, Connaught Place, and other nearby areas where large numbers of protesters had gathered. However, the police denied that they had used excessive force.
• Delhi Police said that 70 protesters were detained. The police also said that an FIR was being registered with charges such as rioting, attacking public servants, damaging public property, and other related offences.
• Later, CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka met Union Minister J.P. Nadda and officially demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. They said that Mr. Nadda agreed to discuss their demands with the government. However, according to Mr. Das, the party had still not received any response from the government by the evening, and the protest at Jantar Mantar continued.
• Reacting to what he called the “brutality” against peacefully protesting young people, activist Sonam Wangchuk said he would continue his fast until either the youth leaders were allowed to meet Members of Parliament at Sansad Bhawan or he himself was allowed to meet them in the hospital.
• Wangchuk had earlier said that he was close to ending his fast if Members of Parliament met him and assured him that they would raise the issue of education during the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
• Earlier in the day, CJP leaders did not immediately start their march towards Parliament after they made contact with the government through the Deputy Commissioner of Police, New Delhi.
• In its statement, Delhi Police claimed that more than 118 police personnel were injured during the protests, while 60 protesters were injured in the clashes.
• The police also alleged that the protesters behaved in an aggressive and violent manner and accused the crowd of causing major damage to public property.
• By early afternoon, hundreds of protesters managed to break through police barricades on Sansad Marg and moved towards the new Parliament building.
• When the protesters came within a few hundred metres of Parliament House, security forces carried out a lathi charge. Around the same time, mobile Internet services were suspended at 150 locations.
• During the lathi charge, the crowd ran towards the Janata Dal (United) office, and one of the office walls collapsed during the rush.

Core sectors record 5% growth, reaching a five-month high

• India’s core industrial sectors grew by 5% in June 2026, the fastest growth seen in the last five months, according to the first release of the updated Index of Core Industries (ICI).
• The Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday released the new ICI series, with the base year changed from 2011–12 to 2022–23.
• The revised index now includes iron ore as a new core sector, increasing the total number of sectors covered from eight to nine.
• Along with adding iron ore, the government has also updated the weight given to each sector and the method used to calculate the index.
• Among all the sectors, iron ore recorded the highest growth, rising by 43.9% in June 2026, compared with 19% in May 2026.
• However, this sharp rise was most likely because of a base effect, as the iron ore sector had fallen by 16.4% in June 2025, making this year’s growth look much higher.
• Other sectors that recorded positive growth in June 2026 were:
• Electricity: 9.8%
• Cement: 9.8%
• Steel: 4.6%
• Coal: 1.4%
• The Office of Economic Adviser under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) said that the Index of Core Industries grew by 5% in June 2026 (provisional estimate) compared with June 2025.
• It also said that this was an improvement from the final growth rate of 3.2% recorded in May 2026.
• According to the new ICI series, the last time the index recorded a higher growth rate was in January 2026, when it grew by 5.2%.
• The Ministry explained that iron ore has been added to the revised ICI series because it is widely used in manufacturing and plays an important role in the country’s industrial growth.
• At the same time, almost all sectors related to oil, gas, and their products recorded negative growth in June 2026:
• Crude oil: -4.2%
• Natural gas: -7.4%
• Refinery products: -4.7%
• Fertilisers: -3.3%
• Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist at Bank of Baroda, said that the fall in crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, and fertilisers was mainly because India imported more of these products after global crude oil prices became lower.
• He also said that exports of refinery products slowed during the month, while fertiliser imports increased.

India approves first dengue vaccine for people aged 4–60 years

• The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has given approval to Takeda Biopharmaceuticals India’s QDENGA (TAK-003), making it the first dengue vaccine to be approved for use in India.
• The vaccine has been approved to prevent dengue in people between the ages of 4 and 60 years.
• QDENGA is a live-attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine, which means it is made to protect people against all four types of the dengue virus.
• The vaccine is given in two doses, and the second dose is taken three months after the first dose.
• According to the company, the vaccine can be given whether or not a person has had dengue before.
• There is no need to do any pre-vaccination screening before giving QDENGA.
• The approval has come at a time when dengue continues to be a major public health problem in India.
• The number of reported dengue cases in India has increased almost 11 times over the last 20 years.
• India is responsible for nearly one-third of the total dengue burden in the world, although studies suggest that the actual number of infections is much higher than the officially reported cases.
• The approval is based on Takeda’s global clinical development programme, which included 19 Phase I, Phase II and Phase III clinical trials involving more than 28,000 participants from both dengue-affected and non-dengue-affected regions.
• Takeda’s main Phase III clinical trial included more than 20,000 participants from eight countries where dengue is common.
• According to the company, the vaccine showed 80.2% effectiveness in preventing laboratory-confirmed dengue 12 months after the second dose.
• It also showed 90.4% effectiveness in preventing hospitalisation due to dengue 18 months after the second dose.
• The approval in India was also supported by a Phase III clinical trial conducted among people aged 4 to 60 years in the country.
• The company said that the study showed the vaccine was safe, well tolerated, and produced a good immune response in children, teenagers, and adults.
• Takeda also said that QDENGA has already been approved in 43 countries across Asia, Latin America, and Europe.
• More than 32 million doses of QDENGA have already been supplied through public and private vaccination programmes.

Important Questions

1. Why did the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan during the march towards Parliament?
2. What charges did Delhi Police say would be included in the FIR registered against the detained CJP protesters after the protests in New Delhi?
3. Why did the Ministry of Commerce and Industry add iron ore to the revised Index of Core Industries (ICI) series with the new base year?
4. What reasons did Bank of Baroda Chief Economist Madan Sabnavis give for the negative growth in crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, and fertilisers during June 2026?
5. What is QDENGA, and which age group received approval from the Drug Controller General of India for vaccination in India?
6. What effectiveness did QDENGA show in preventing laboratory-confirmed dengue and hospitalisation during the Phase III clinical trials?

Important Vocabulary

1. Crackdown – Strong official action to stop something.
2. Irregularities – Actions not following proper rules or procedures.
3. Brutality – Extreme physical violence or cruelty.
4. Barricades – Barriers used to block or control movement.
5. Provisional – Temporary until officially confirmed.
6. Revised – Changed or updated after review.
7. Estimate – An approximate calculation or value.
8. Burden – A heavy responsibility or load.
9. Attenuated – Weakened so it is less harmful.
10. Tetravalent – Effective against four different types.
11. Clinical – Related to medical testing in people.
12. Hospitalisation – Admission of a patient to a hospital.

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