The first all-women-run financial institution in the cooperative sector is coming up in Rajasthan following a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with the Telangana government's Stree Nidhi Credit Cooperative Federation. The new body will promote women's empowerment by supporting their enterprises.
Maharashtra's Maha Metro and the Centre's National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) received the Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records certifications.
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC) Secretary-General, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, passed away in his home country Nigeria at the age of 63.