The "Girl Shiksha Pravesh Utsav" campaign has been launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Indian women cricket captain Mithali Raj has become the first woman to appear in six World Cups. She is the only third cricketer overall to play six world cup after Sachin Tendulkar and Javed Miandad.
The Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has announced that the Government of India has set a target of constructing 220 new airports in the country by the year 2025.