The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India's headline retail inflation rate eased to 7.04 percent in May from April's near-eight-year high of 7.79 percent thanks to a favourable base effect.
Former Supreme Court judge Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai has been appointed as chairperson of the Press Council of India, the self-regulatory watchdog for print media.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has approved the Draft GSR Notification to introduce Bharat NCAP wherein automobiles in India shall be accorded Star Ratings based upon their performance in Crash Tests.