Mandakini River emerges from Chorabari Glacier near Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, India. This river is a tributary of Alaknanda River and is fed by Vasukiganga River at Sonprayag. The river merges with Kaliganga near Kalimath temple and with Madhyamaheshwar Ganga near Ukhimath.
The Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has launched the 'Ayushmaan CAPF' Scheme health cards at the national level in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a month-long "Har Ghar Dastak" campaign for special house-to-house Covid-19 vaccination focussed on those whose second dose is overdue to accelerate the inoculation drive.
A study led by IIT Kharagpur researchers have found the presence of mineral bridgmanite, which is the most abundant mineral in the interior of the Earth, within the Katol L6 Chondrite meteorite.