The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $251 million loan for urban flood protection and management in the Chennai-Kosasthalaiyar river basin in India.
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the country's first "Sports Arbitration Centre of India" in Gujarat which will serve as an independent body to fast-track disputes in the sports sector.
The United States has tested an air-breathing hypersonic weapon capable of speeds faster than five times the speed of sound, marking the first successful test of the class of weapon since 2013.