The Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bengaluru, has installed and commissioned Param Pravega. Param Pravega has a total supercomputing capacity of 3.3 petaflops.
Centre has appointed JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Vice-Chancellor, M Jagadesh Kumar as the new Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched an agroecology-based programme called 'JIVA' (meaning life) to promote natural farming, ensure sustainability and rejuvenate 'life' around the agricultural field.