Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) has launched the first technology innovation hub to find cybersecurity solutions for anti-drones technologies, intrusion detection systems, block-chain and cyber-physical systems.
To manage hearing loss in newborn and young children, the Punjab government launched an automated auditory brainstem response system (AABR) under the universal newborn hearing screening programme. By doing so, Punjab has become the first state in the country to introduce the system.
Kerala Bank has launched a loan scheme titled 'Kerala Bank Samagra' for the infrastructure development of Primary Agricultural Credit Cooperatives (PACS).
Bhageerathi Amma, the oldest woman in India to take the equivalency exams, has passed away due to age-related ailments. She was 107-years-old. She was from Kerala.
Tributes were paid to Lokmanya Tilak on his Jayanti. Bal Gangadhar Tilak (or Lokmanya Tilak, 23 July 1856 - 1 August 1920), born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak, was an Indian nationalist, teacher, and independence activist.