India has emerged as a global manufacturing hub and effectively surpassed the United States to become the world's second most desired manufacturing destination.
The Central Government has awarded three cities from Andhra Pradesh with 'Water Plus' certification. It has been done under the Swachh Bharat Mission and Swachh Survekshan assessment.
The government launched a new geospatial planning portal called 'Yuktdhara' under Bhuvan. It was launched by Giriraj Singh, Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.
The World Water Week 2021 has been organised from 23-27 August, in entirely digital format. The theme for World Water Week 2021 is 'Building Resilience Faster'.