In Gujarat, Amit Shah has laid the foundation stone of Umiya Mata Dham temple and temple premises under Maa Umiya Dham Development Project at Umiya Campus in Sola in Ahmedabad.
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh has started off the 7th India International Science Festival at Panaji, Goa.
Mridula Ramesh, the founder of Sundaram Climate Institute, which works on water and waste solutions and is an angel investor in cleantech start-ups, has authored a new book titled "Watershed: How We Destroy India's Water and How We Can Save It".
Odisha has made a partnership with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) for launching "Mission Shakti Living Lab" for the financial empowerment of women.
The approval of the nuclear power reactors has been accorded to a site in Maharashtra's Jaitapur which will make it the largest nuclear power generating site in India with a total capacity of 9,900 MW.