For 5 Years the Defense Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has approved budgetary support of Rs.498.8 crore for innovation in defense sector through i-DEX-DIO.
Noted Kannada poet, playwright and Dalit activist, Siddalingaiah has passed away. He was one of Karnataka's first prominent Dalit poets and was popularly known as "Dalita Kavi".
The Union Minister of Rural Development, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare & Panchayati Raj, Narendra Singh Tomar has launched a Model Panchayat Citizens Charter.