The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has established a new interdisciplinary water management and policy centre called 'AquaMAP' to solve water problems in India.
The Jammu and Kashmir government has finally started a Geographical Indication (GI) registry for the famed Kashmiri carpet with a quick response (QR) code with details of artisans and the material used. The first ever consignment of GI-tagged carpets were exported to Germany from New Delhi.