From August India will be the president of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month and then the nation will host various events in the three major areas of the fight against terrorism, maritime security and peacekeeping.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced the "Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines" developed by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology (DBT).
The Union Cabinet has approved amendments to the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act (GIBNA) to facilitate the privatisation of public sector general insurance firms.