BRO celebrates its 62nd raising day on 7th May. The Border Roads Organization was established on May 7, 1960, as a premier road construction agency under the Ministry of Defence.
The Delimitation Commission, which redrew the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir, has headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, a retired judge of the Supreme Court.
Rajiv Ranjan has been appointed as the ex-officio member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) by the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Frank Wilczek was honoured with this year's prestigious Templeton Prize awarded to individuals whose life's work embodies a fusion of science and spirituality.