G Asok Kumar, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Jal Shakti has been appointed as the new Director-General for the National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has launched India Semiconductor Mission to attract large investments for setting up semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for hydroelectric projects worth Rs 11000 crore and the "Sawara-Kuddu Hydroelectric Project" in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the newly launched Agartala-Jiribam-Agartala Jan Shatabdi Express. It is the first rail line connection between Tripura and Manipur.
Oxfam India released the report titled 'Inequality Kills', which reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened economic inequalities across the world. The wealth of the world's 10 richest men doubled since the pandemic began.