The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi has approved the establishment of the National Land Monetization Corporation, it was first proposed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2021-22.
The renowned hydrologist Wilfried Brutsaert is awarded the Stockholm Water Prize 2022 for his groundbreaking work to quantify environmental evaporation, helping to make accurate predictions of the impact that climate change has on local rainfall patterns and water sources.