Meghalaya's Mawsynram has set a new rainfall record of the highest single-day rainfall in June since 1966, breaking Cherrapunji's record as the wettest place on earth.
Chhattisgarh has become only the second state in the country to recognize the Community Forest Resource (CFR) rights of a village inside a Kanger Ghati National Park.
The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau announced a proposed freeze on handgun ownership in Canada following the recent mass shootings in the United States.