Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the enhancement of funding under the Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme to 50 crore rupees per project from 10 crore rupees.
Senior Diplomat Ruchira Kamboj, currently Indian ambassador to Bhutan, has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations at New York.
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.