Secretary General of the bloc Zhang Ming said Varanasi, the holy city will be declared the first "Cultural and Tourism Capital" of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation for 2022-23.
The Tokyo-based International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), the global ports' forum for industry collaboration and excellence, has appointed Ennarasu Karunesan as its official representative in India.
The new sites include three wetlands (Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest and Pichavaram Mangrove) in Tamil Nadu, one (Pala wetland) in Mizoram and one wetland (Sakhya Sagar) in Madhya Pradesh.