Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma conferred the state's highest civilian award "Assam Baibhav" upon eminent Indian industrialist Ratan Tata at a function held in Taj Wellington Mews in Koloba, Mumbai.
A team of scientists used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile to observe a newborn star (protostar) in the WB89-789 region.
Telangana was ranked first in the country in the list of most Open Defecation Free (ODF+) villages under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) Phase-II programme.