CDS General Bipin Rawat was presented a book "OPERATION KHUKRI" by authors Major General Rajpal Punia & Ms Damini Punia. The book highlights the Indian Army's successful rescue mission in Sierra Leone as part of the United Nations.
World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is observed every year on 19 August to pay tribute to humanitarian personnel and those workers who lost or risked their lives while doing humanitarian service.
An influential US lawmaker from New York on 16th August reintroduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives to posthumously award the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal to Mahatma Gandhi in recognition of his promotion of peace and nonviolence.
The Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) has signed an agreement with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to make available high quality and high-speed internet facilities to states in the North Eastern Region of India.
The Odisha government said that the country's largest hockey stadium, currently under construction at Rourkela in Sundargarh district of the state, will be completed by July 2022.