The Haridwar district has been allocated to union commerce and industries minister Piyush Goyal who has been taking an active interest in making it the No. 1 aspirational district in the country.
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of the former Chief Economic Advisor (CEC) Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramaniam to the post of Executive Director (India) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).