Did Kanhaiya Kumar get assaulted on an aeroplane or not? Should the Modi government have given a visa to a Uighur dissident only to take it back when China objected? How important is it for an engineer to know Sanskrit? What is the justification for actor Salman Khan being made India's 'brand ambassador' for the Rio Olympics? Will industrialist Vijay Mallya come back to India now that his passport has been revoked? Was the imposition of President's Rule in Uttarakhand justified?

All these are serious, weighty questions and must be debated. However, when you take a look around you or talk to anyone, there are two related issues on the top of most people's minds: The extreme heat and the severe lack of water. The prime minister has kindly given us some advice in his monthly radio chats, telling us to conserve water and use technology or some such.