Northern Railway ran first-ever Vyapar Mala Express train to help small traders in moving their cargo via Railways in a short time, cost-effective, convenient & environment-friendly mode of transportation. Railways earned more than ₹ 94 Lakhs from this.
It will cover a distance of 2,673 km from Punjab to Tripura.
Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan 2020-21 which is a national programme for popularizing science among students of Class 6th to 11th. It was designed to identify bright minds with a scientific attitude among the students.
He represents Chandni Chowk in Delhi as an MP.
Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi bridge over river Ganga through video conference. This over 5.5 km four-lane bridge lies at NH-19 between Patna and Hajipur. It is being constructed at a cost of Rs 1742 crore.
Chief Minister of Bihar: Nitish Kumar.
Union Minister of Rural Development Narendra Singh Tomar released a booklet on "BestPractices in Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP)" of Department of Land Resources based on the presentations made since inception of the programme.
It discusses mechanisms adopted by states for land management.
Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated 2-day international webinar on the theme 'Lokmanya Tilak - Swaraj to Self-reliant India' organized by Indian Council for Cultural Relations on 100th death anniversary of the freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
Tilak gave slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it".
Central Govt to spend nearly Rs 12 crore for funding 112 start-ups to promote Agri firms in the current FY. It is to be given to the start-ups selected by different knowledge partners &agribusiness incubators in agro-processing, food tech & value addition.
Startups to be trained at 29 agri-business incubation centres.
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) headquartered in Mumbai has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to supply mustard oil to ITBP. This development is seen as another major step towards making India Atma-Nirbhar.
Chairperson of KVIC: Vinai Kumar Saxena.
Ministry: MoMSME.
Dr Harsh Vardhan presided over a meeting of the Bureau of the Executive Board as Chairman of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization virtually. The Bureau also includes the Vice-Chairs of the Executive Board and the Director-General of WHO.
Parent Organisation of WHO: ECOSOC.
HQ: Geneva, Switzerland.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs an amendment to the framework agreement on the establishment of the International Solar Alliance came into force that will enable member states of the UN to join the grouping including those beyond the tropics.
Director-General of ISA: Upendra Tripathy.
HQ: Gurugram, Haryana
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $200 million financing deal with Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power Limited (RBLPL) to build and operate a 718-megawatt combined-cycle gas-fired power plant in Bangladesh. It is to ease ongoing energy shortages.
The financing deal has two components of $100 million each.
Tribal Affairs Ministry received SKOCH Gold Award for Empowerment of Tribals through IT-enabled Scholarship Schemes project of Scholarship Division of the Ministry. 66th SKOCH 2020 Competition was entitled India Responds To COVID Through Digital Governance
Minister of Tribal Affairs: Arjun Munda.
Air Marshal V. R. Chaudhari took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Air Command of Indian Air Force. He was commissioned into thfighter stream of the IAF in 1982 as fighter pilot. The Air Marshal took over command from Air Marshal B Suresh.
Chief of the Air Staff: Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria.
Rajya Sabha MP and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh passed away. Singh’s political career was known for his contacts across sectors, his managerial skills and fund-raising capabilities. He was once called ‘Corporate Thakur’ by a rival leader.
Amar Singh Constituency: Uttar Pradesh.
Folk musician and Padma Shri awardee Sonam Tshering Lepcha passed away at Kalimpong. He travelled to various parts of Sikkim and complied a wide range of Indian folk and traditional Lepcha songs and played folk music on All India Radio in 1960.
He was awarded Padma Shri for his contribution to folk music.