Kochi has become India's first city to have a water metro project after the first in a series of battery-powered electric boats were launched in the city.
Chanchal Kumar has been appointed as the Managing Director, National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd, under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
The 89-year old Kirana gharana Vocalist 'Prabha Atre' was awarded the Padma Vibhushan. She holds a world record for releasing 11 books on music in Hindi and English from a single stage.
Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited has set up 'new banknote printing lines' at its Currency Note Press, Nashik and Bank Note Press, Dewas.
A 32-year-old Indian-origin British Sikh Army officer, Captain Harpreet Chandi has created history by becoming the first woman of colour to complete a solo unsupported trek to the South Pole.
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