The World Bank approved a 500 million USD credit to help Bangladesh improve disaster preparedness against inland flooding in 14 flood-prone districts benefiting over 1.25 million people.
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur debuted the trailer for the new television series called "Swaraj: Bharat Ke Swatantrata Sangram Ki Samagra Gatha" in New Delhi.
India's foreign exchange reserves fell to their lowest in over 20 months as the central bank stepped up its intervention to protect the rupee from tumbling past 80 a dollar.
The central government has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of former agriculture secretary Sanjay Agarwal to make Minimum Support Price (MSP) more effective and transparent.