The Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has appointed 'Guardian Ministers' to oversee implementation of government policy decisions, administrative reforms, and other welfare schemes in all the 34 districts of the state.
The Indian economist and Nobel Laureate Amartya Kumar Sen has been conferred with 2021 Princess of Asturias Award' by Spain in the social sciences category.
The Uttrakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat has launched a scheme called 'Chief Minister Vatsalya Yojana' for children who lost their parents due to Covid-19.