Teachers' Day or Shikshak Divas marks the birthday of the country's first Vice President (1952-1962) who went on to become the second President of India (1962-1967), a scholar, philosopher, Bharat Ratna awardee, Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan.
The Department of Science & Technology (DST) has undertaken to set up India's first-ever 'Night Sky Sanctuary' in Ladakh which will be completed within the next three months.
Railways Ministry has topped the list of government departments that did not adhere to the Central Vigilance Commission's (CVC) advice against corrupt officials and concluded cases as per its disciplinary procedures, according to the CVC's latest annual report.