Secretary General of the bloc Zhang Ming said Varanasi, the holy city will be declared the first "Cultural and Tourism Capital" of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation for 2022-23.
Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma has announced Government that the government has earmarked Rs. 300 crores from the externally aided projects to make investments in early childhood education programmes.
Rating agency Crisil has lowered India's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast to 7.3% from 7.8% for FY23 from 7.8 per cent estimated earlier.
Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom has supplied the first batch of upgraded nuclear fuel to India for two functioning units of the Tamil Nadu-based Kudankulam nuclear power plant.