The India's Nagraj Adiga has been elected as the Asia-Oceania Representative at the concluded 2021 IAU Congress at which the IAU council elections were held.
The Kerala State Finance Minister announced the allocation of Rs 20,000-crores for the Special COVID Package to deal with the crisis induced by the second wave.
The RBI said the limits for FPI investment during the current fiscal in G-secs and State Development Loans will remain unchanged at 6 per cent and 2 per cent respectively.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development Government of India announced, that WCD in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs will set up 10 'One-Stop Centres' to support Indian women affected by violence in public or private spaces.
The Punjab government on the occasion of International Menstrual Hygiene Day launched a scheme to provide free sanitary napkins to needy girls and women across the state.