For 5 Years the Defense Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has approved budgetary support of Rs.498.8 crore for innovation in defense sector through i-DEX-DIO.
Noted Kannada poet, playwright and Dalit activist, Siddalingaiah has passed away. He was one of Karnataka's first prominent Dalit poets and was popularly known as "Dalita Kavi".
IIT Kanpur - Professor Mukesh Sharma of IIT Kanpur has recently been appointed as an honorary member of the World Health Organization's Global Air Pollution and Health-Technical Advisory Group