The International Day of Human Space Flight is celebrated annually on April 12 to mark the anniversary of the first human space flight by Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961.
The Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has unveiled the 'Implementation Plan for School Education', called "Students' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement through Quality Education (SARTHAQ)".
The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones carried out a freedom of navigation operation near Lakshadweep Islands in India's Exclusive Economic Zone.