Army Chief General Manoj Pande was conferred with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal for his distinguished service of exceptional order at a defence investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
World Bank has approved USD 350 million as financial aid for the Systems Reform Endeavors for Transformed Health Achievement in Gujarat (SRESTHA-G) project.
Telangana State Government has announced the extension of insurance coverage to handloom and power loom weavers under the 'Nethanna Bima' (Weaver's Insurance) Scheme.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM) has organized a festival to promote Lavender on 25-26 May at Bhaderwah (Doda district) in Jammu and Kashmir.