The Khadi and Village Industries Commission under the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has launched a unique project called 'BOLD' to create bamboo-based green patches of land in arid and semi-arid zones.
Hyderabad-based pharma player Laurus Labs has received a licence from the DRDO for manufacturing and marketing the Covid-19 drug 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose in India.
The six-time world boxing champion MC Mary Kom and men's hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh have been named as flag-bearers for the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.