The United Nations (UN) General Assembly approved Volker Turk of Austria to be the global body's Human Rights Chief by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Anurag Sharma has been elected as the International Treasurer of the Parliamentary Association Conference (CPA) at the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference in Halifax, Canada.
Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry has organized the 'Meet the Champion' initiative in 26 schools across the country on the occasion of National Sports Day.
Goods and services tax (GST) collections retained their momentum, rising 28% year-on-year to around Rs 1,43,612 crore in August, the sixth straight month of over Rs 1.4 lakh crore mop-up.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is building the National Maritime Heritage Complex in the historic Indus Valley civilization region of Lothal in Gujarat with a total cost of 3500 crores rupees.