Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy, 2021 to Dr. Bhushan Kumar of Chandigarh under the Indian nomination (individual) category and Sahyog Kushtha Yagna Trust.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released the 'State of World Population: Seeing the Unseen: The case for action in the neglected crisis of unintended pregnancy' Report.
An Indian space tech startup Pixxel grabbed attention after it successfully launched its first fully-fledged commercial satellite called 'Shakuntala' or Pixxel TD-2.