Anil Khanna has been appointed the acting President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The Delhi High Court has ordered that Narinder Dhruv Batra cannot continue as the President of the IOA and appointed Anil Khanna as acting president.
Former Supreme Court judge Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai has been appointed as chairperson of the Press Council of India, the self-regulatory watchdog for print media.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the enhancement of funding under the Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme to 50 crore rupees per project from 10 crore rupees.
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.