The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the "Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas" (SHRESTHA).
The first Bharat Gaurav tourist train connecting places connected with the Ramayana circuit in India and Nepal was flagged off from Safdarjung Railway Station in New Delhi.
A Multinational Peacekeeping exercise "Ex Khaan Quest 2022" featuring participation from military contingents from 16 countries has commenced in Mongolia.
The mascot 'Thambi' is a knight dressed in the traditional Tamil attire Veshti (Dhoti) with a shirt and is seen with folded hands, apparently extending the Tamil greeting 'Vanakkam'.
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha and Union minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated North India's first Industrial Biotech Park constructed at Ghatti near Kathua, Jammu & Kashmir.