The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) National Goodwill Ambassador Ms Dia Mirza, and Environmental Activist Mr Afroz Shah were felicitated with the prestigious Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice 2021 by Maharashtra Govt.
Two-time Olympian and India's ace Skeet shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan won the country's first-ever individual gold in the ISSF World Cup at Changwon, Korea.
Two countries - Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova - were granted the status of candidate country by the European Council. This paves the way for them to become members of the European bloc.
Hachette India has announced the expanded paperback edition of five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand's widely acclaimed memoir "Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion's Life". It is written by Anand with author-journalist Susan Ninan.