The Asian Olympic Council has announced that the Asian Games 2022, to be held in Hangzhou, China in September, has been postponed to 2023 due to the rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) is annually being celebrated across the globe on 17th May to commemorate the decision of the World Health Organization (WHO) to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder in 1990.
National Geographic Society has installed the "world's highest weather station" on Mount Everest at an altitude of 8,830 metres to automatically measure various meteorological phenomena.
Ministry of Railways and the Center for Development of Telematics signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to forge a strong collaborative working partnership for coordination and resource sharing.