National Statistics Day in India is being celebrated to celebrate the notable contribution in the fields of economic planning and the statistical development made by Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.
Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma has announced Government that the government has earmarked Rs. 300 crores from the externally aided projects to make investments in early childhood education programmes.
Two-time Olympian and India's ace Skeet shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan won the country's first-ever individual gold in the ISSF World Cup at Changwon, Korea.
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha and Union minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated north India's first Industrial Biotech Park constructed at Ghatti near Kathua.
A book titled Gandhi and the Champaran Satyagraha: Select Readings, which has been edited by Jadavpur University Vice-Chancellor Suranjan Das, has been released.