The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the appointment of Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, as its ambassador for Global Health Financing.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has marginally lowered India's growth projection for the ongoing fiscal to 9.7%, a reduction of 20 basis points (bps).
Government think tank NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) launched an initiative to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles by working with consumers and industry.
Kovalam beach in Tamil Nadu and Eden Beach in Puducherry have been awarded the certification of Blue Flag. In India, there are a total of 10 beaches that have received the Blue Flag Certification
A new extinct species of hybodont shark has been discovered in the Jaisalmer Basin of Rajasthan by researchers from the Geological Survey of India and the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee by a team of officers.
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