The Supreme Court of India allowed mining companies to export iron ore extracted from mines in Ballari, Chitradurga and Tumakuru districts of Karnataka.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar launched the Pilot Project for Skilling Tribal Youth - Rural Tribal Technical Training at the Centre for Research and Industrial Staff Performance CRISP, Bhopal.
Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma will continue to hold his previous portfolios including Finance, Power, Rural Development and Science and Technology under the new portfolio allocations by the new Tripura CM Manik Saha.
The Madras High Court has invoked the "parens patriae jurisdiction" to declare Mother Nature as a Living Being with all corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person, in order to preserve and conserve them.