NATIONAL:
- PM lays foundation stone of Char Dham highway development project in Dehradun
- Union Government releases special stamp on freedom fighter Gaya Prasad Katiyar
- Gadkari inaugurates Sagarmala Development Company’s office
- First 2G Ethanol Bio-refinery in India to be set up at Bathinda
- NITI Aayog launches the National Index of Performance on Health Outcomes
INTERNATIONAL:
- China to levy environment tax to fight pollution
- Registration fee for Pakistani Hindus as Indian citizens reduced from Rs 15000 to Rs 100
BANKING NEWS:
- Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank launches ‘Bank Sakhi’ scheme
APPOINTMENTS:
- Vinod Vashisht takes over as DG NCC
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- China tests prototype of fifth-generation fighter jet
- First biological pacemaker developed from human stem cells
SPORTS NEWS:
- Yuki Bhambri clinches ITF Hong Kong F4 Futures title
OBITUARY:
- US Astronomer Vera Rubin dies at 88
- Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, former Sri Lankan Prime Minister, passes away
