Professor Narayan Pradhan has been selected for the 31st GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for his outstanding contribution in the field of material sciences.
The Jammu and Kashmir government has finally started a Geographical Indication (GI) registry for the famed Kashmiri carpet with a quick response (QR) code with details of artisans and the material used. The first ever consignment of GI-tagged carpets were exported to Germany from New Delhi.
India's first World Peace Center is soon to come up in Gurugram, Haryana, for the establishment of peace and harmony in the world by mental, emotional and character development of the people.
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, has inaugurated a newly developed "Arogya Vanam" at the President's Estate in New Delhi to promote the importance of Ayurvedic plants and their effects on the human body.
In Shooting, the Indian women's trio of Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan won the gold medal in the women's 25m pistol team event in the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World cup in Cairo, Egypt.