The Indian economist and Nobel Laureate Amartya Kumar Sen has been conferred with 2021 Princess of Asturias Award' by Spain in the social sciences category.
The Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has appointed 'Guardian Ministers' to oversee implementation of government policy decisions, administrative reforms, and other welfare schemes in all the 34 districts of the state.
The Union Cabinet has granted ex-post facto approval to the MoUs entered into by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India with various foreign countries and Organizations.