The Supreme Court appointed its ex-judge A.K. Sikri as Chairperson of the High Powered Committee, which would consider the cumulative and independent impact of the Chardham project on the entire Himalayan valley.
Ministry of Rural Development has organized the 3rd edition of "Gender Dialogue" under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission which aims at the intervention of DAY-NRLM across India with Gender Lens.