International Mountain Day is celebrated on 11 December every year to educate children and people about the role that mountains play in providing freshwater, clean energy, food, and recreation.
The Union Cabinet has approved central support for the project in the amount of Rs. 39,317 crore, which includes a grant of Rs. 36,290 crore and a loan of Rs. 3,027 crore.
National Institution of Transforming India Aayog, in partnership with Convergence Energy Service Limited and World Resources Institute, India and with the support of Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative, launched the 'e-Sawaari India Electric Bus Alliance'.
Nasa-turned-SpaceX flight surgeon, Anil Menon is among the 10 latest trainee astronauts who will join the 2021 class of the American space agency as it plans for the first human missions to the moon in more than 50 years.