India topped the list in the world receiving USD 89 billion in remittance followed by Mexico at USD 54 billion, and China at USD 53 billion last year. The officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are expected to increase by 4.2 percent this year to reach USD 630 billion.
Anwar Hussain Sheikh, an official of the Government of India, has been appointed as the chairman of the World Trade Organization's Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade.
The Delimitation Commission, which redrew the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir, has headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, a retired judge of the Supreme Court.
Sky Bridge 721, the world's longest suspension footbridge has opened in the Czech Republic for tourists. The spectacular bridge is 721 metres long. The Czech Republic, also called Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe.