Shri P L Haranadh, an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer of the 1994 batch, has been appointed as the new Chairman of Paradip Port Trust (PPT).
Indian Entrepreneur and writer Jaithirth Rao, popularly known as Jerry Rao, has come out with a book on Mahatma Gandhi titled "Economist Gandhi: The Roots and the Relevance of the Political Economy of the Mahatma".
Wada Kolam, a rice variety widely grown in the Palghar district in Maharashtra has received the 'Geographical Indication' (GI) tag, which means the product now gets a unique identity as well as a wider market base.
The "SVAMITVA" stands for "Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas" is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Panchayat Raj.