England skipper Heather Knight won the ICC Women's Player of the Month award, beating off competition from Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu and West Indies cricketer Deandra Dottin.
Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi hosted the first India-Central Asia Summit through a virtual platform. The central Asian region has five recognized countries.
Senior rocket scientist S. Somanath has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary, Department of Space.