Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has secured Patent registration for its innovative Plastic-mixed Handmade Paper developed to reduce plastic menace from nature.
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia has won the Olympic wrestling bronze medal match after 8-0 win over Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan in the men's freestyle 65kg category.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has provided financial assistance of Rs. 99.49 crores to the States and Union Territories (UTs) for the E-Prisons Project.
Textile Ministry celebrated the 7th National Handloom Day on August 7. The handloom weaving community will be honoured for their contribution to the socio-economic development of this country.
Culture Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy inaugurated an Exhibition on 'Quit India Movement' on its 79th Anniversary on August 8. The exhibition is being presented by the National Archives of India as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives have agreed to work on "four pillars" of security cooperation, covering areas of marine security, human trafficking, counter-terrorism, and cybersecurity.