Chief minister has launched the release of benefits under ‘Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Vikas Yojana’ aimed at the inclusive growth of the distressed sections of the society. 

Veteran Bengali film actress Supriya Devi died of a severe cardiac arrest at the age of 85. Born in 1933, Supriya Devi was known for her work over five decades. India will host an informal WTO Ministerial meeting in March this year. The meeting will be held in Delhi on March 19 – 20.

The Centre would now allow small finance banks and payment banks to offer the Atal Pension Yojana (APY), which is expected to significantly increase the coverage of the scheme.

India’s first smart grid project has been launched in the city of Haryana Panipat. The project has been established in collaboration with a Japanese company, New Energy Industrial Technology and Development Organisation (NEDO), at the cost of about Rs145 crore.

For the first time, a vaccine conceived and developed from scratch in India has been “pre-qualified” by the World Health Organisation.  

The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced a new Global Centre for Cyber security. Headquartered in Geneva, the centre will become operational from March.

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment is Santosh Kumar Gangwar. He has been Member of Parliament for the city of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.

Vijay Gokhale is an Indian diplomat and the current Foreign Secretary of India. Gokhale was previously the Indian ambassador to China.

Sanjay Gandhi National Park, formerly Borivali National Park, is a large protected area in the northern part of Mumbai city in Maharashtra State in India.

Switzerland’s Roger Federer became the first male tennis player to win 20 Grand Slam titles, after winning a joint-record sixth Australian Open title.

India and Cambodia has signed four agreements in the field of cultural exchange, an exchange line of credit of $26.9 million, memorandum of understanding to cooperate in legal matter and an agreement on prevention of human trafficking.

The Oxford Dictionaries announced ‘Aadhaar’ as its 2017 ‘Hindi Word of the Year’ at the Jaipur Literature Festival. The shortlist included words such as ‘Mitron’, ‘Notebandi’, ‘Bahubali’ and ‘Gau-rakshak’, among others.

Veteran Bengali film actress Supriya Devi died of a severe cardiac arrest at the age of 85. Born in 1933, Supriya Devi was known for her work over five decades.