G Asok Kumar, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Jal Shakti has been appointed as the new Director-General for the National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Guinness World Records holder for the oldest person living (male), Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia (Spain) has passed away at the age of 112 years and 341 days.
The Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav chaired the 19th Meeting of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).