The Foreign Ministers of India, China, Pakistan and five other member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization convened a key meeting of the group in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
The Central Government has approved a hike in the Dearness Allowance for the Central Government employees and the Dearness Relief for pensioners from 17% to 28% with effect from July 1, 2021.
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras & Sony India has collaborated to jointly organize a National-level hackathon called 'SAMVEDAN 2021 - Sensing Solutions for Bharat'.