Olympian P.R. Sreejesh will be made the brand ambassador of adventure tourism in Kerala. The feasibility of operating a solar boat in Muziris would be probed.
Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas was announced as the chairperson of the Jio MAMI Film Festival, almost four months after Deepika Padukone stepped down from the position.
Maki Kaji, the creator of the puzzle Sudoku passed away at the age of 69 years due to bile duct cancer. He was known as the father of Sodoku and was from Japan.
Union Health & Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has announced a package of more than 1300 crore rupees for the infrastructure development in the health sector of North Eastern states.
In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has unveiled a mobile application named PROOF, to bring more transparency and accountability in the governance system. PROOF stands for 'Photographic Record of On-site Facility'.