The Government of West Bengal passed a resolution in the state assembly in favour of creating a legislative council in the state under Article 169 of the Constitution.
Ministry of Defence has implemented SPARSH [System for Pension Administration (Raksha)], an integrated system for automation of sanction and disbursement of defence pension.
China has launched the Fengyun-3E satellite, a new Chinese weather satellite that flew into an early morning polar orbit to feed data into global computer models.
The Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has entered into a corporate agency agreement with the Bank of India through its network of branches and some other facilities across the country, which will distribute the general insurer's products.