Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan addressed the National Education Ministers' Conference in Gujarat's Gandhinagar with a focus on the implementation of the new National Educational Policy 2020.
India has registered the sharpest rise among the Asian economies, with a six-place jump from 43rd to 37th rank on the index due to gains in economic performance.
Mo Bus, an Odisha-based public transport service has been honoured with a prestigious United Nations award, for its role and efforts in helping the world recover better from Covid-19.
Meghalaya's Mawsynram has set a new rainfall record of the highest single-day rainfall in June since 1966, breaking Cherrapunji's record as the wettest place on earth.
Indian tennis great, Vijay Amritraj has been named as the 2021 recipient of the Golden Achievement Award by the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Federation.