Poonam Gupta, the first woman Director General of NCAER, will succeed Shekhar Shah who led NCAER since 2011 and will complete his second five-year term in early.
The construction of the arch of the world's highest railway bridge that soars 359 metres above the bed of the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir was completed. This bridge is 1315m long.
The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal Ariz Aftab launched two SVEEP Trams in Kolkata to increase voters' awareness and to encourage more and more eligible electors to exercise their democratic rights.
The book 'My Mother-My Hero' on an ideal mother is written by eminent educationist and social worker Dr. Achyuta Samanta has been released by Venkaiah Naidu.