The Union Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnav has examined the trial of the "Kavach" methodology between Gullaguda and Chitgidda railway stations.
Paris-based Financial Action Task Force has added the UAE in its Grey List. It is a list of 23 countries of increased monitoring including fellow Middle-East nations Jordan, Syria and Yemen.
The Government of India has approved a USD 1 billion line of credit (LoC) for Sri Lanka, to help the Island nation for importing food, essential items and medicine.