The famous living root bridges found in the northeastern state of Meghalaya, have been included on the tentative list of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Shri Narayan Rane inaugurated the Ministry's Mega Event- "Enterprise India" under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Ajay Kumar Sood, a member of the Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council, has been appointed to the post for three years, replacing renowned biologist K Vijayaraghavan.