The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved an interest subvention of 1.5 percent per annum on short-term agriculture loans up to Rs 3 lakh to ensure "adequate credit flow in the agriculture sector".
Chief Minister of the Delhi Government announced that a new pilot project with UNICEF enables access to employment opportunities for students of the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University.
Senior scientist Nallathamby Kalaiselvi has been appointed as the Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), for two years.