The government of India and the Asian Development Bank have signed a USD 300 million loan as additional financing to scale up the improvement of rural connectivity to help boost the rural economy in the state of Maharashtra.
A 12-year-old environmental activist Ayaan Shankta from Mumbai, India, has been named as the winner of the 2021 International Young Eco-Hero award for his efforts to solve tough environmental problems.
The first-ever, indigenously designed High Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol Production Plant, in India has been inaugurated at BHEL R&D centre at Hyderabad.
Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has been named as the new captain of Afghanistan men's cricket team for the upcoming T20 World Cup after Rashid Khan stepped down from captaincy in protest against the selection of the national squad without his inputs.