Rajasthan's Sikar is the top performer, followed by Jhunjhunu and Jaipur in the Union government's index for performance of the school education system at the district level.
Union Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced the setting up of Dr Rajendra Prasad Memorial Award in public administration in the field of academic excellence.
19-year-old Jahnavi Dangeti has scripted history by becoming the youngest to complete the Analog Astronaut programme at the Analog Astronaut Training Centre (AATC) at Krakow in South Poland.