The idea to celebrate International Mother Language Day came first from Bangladesh. The idea was approved at the 1999 UNESCO General Conference. The day has been observed every year since the year 2000.
Storm Eunice sparked the first-ever red weather warning for London. It was one of the most powerful tempests in Europe since the Great Storm hit Britain and northern France in 1987.
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) signed an MoU with Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) to provide its techno-financial expertise to set up a rooftop solar power project.