Prof Tanuja Manoj Nesari was appointed as director of the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA). The AIIA is the new upcoming institute, which is conceived as an apex institute of Ayurveda. 

Bollywood playback doyenne Asha Bhosle will be given the ‘Yash Chopra Memorial Award. She will be the fifth winner of the award. 

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and Trinamool Congress’ Dinesh Trivedi were among the five members of parliament (MPs) selected for Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards.

Those also selected for the award are Manipur’s governor and five time Rajya Sabha member Najma A Heptulla (2013), BJP’s Lok Sabha member Hukumdev Narayan Yadav (2014) and five-time Rajya Sabha member Bhartruhari Mahatab of the Lok Biju Janata Dal (BJD) (2017). 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the first Khelo India School Games at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. 

The Telangana Government would introduce a separate budget for agriculture from the next financial year. The government has decided to provide Rs 8,000 per acre per annum to farmers (for two seasons) as investment support for agriculture. 

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) have launched the first ever ‘Khadi Haat’ in the country. 

Ramthal Marola project, the largest drip irrigation project in Asia, has been commissioned. The project, which has been executed by Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd, is in Bhagalkot district of Karnataka. 

A three-day International bird festival will be held at the Dudhwa National Park. The purpose behind the international bird festival is to promote eco-tourism in Dudhwa and to give it a distinct international identity besides highlighting its traditional Tharu arts, culture and heritage. 

For the first time, armies of India and Vietnam have began a six day-long military exercise in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, reflecting growing defence ties between the two countries. 

Jack Ma-led Alibaba Group’s cloud computing division has launched Malaysia City Brain, an artificial intelligence-based smart city solution, to manage traffic at Kuala Lumpur. 

Football legend David Beckham now has a team of his own after he recently announced the official launch of Major League Soccer (MLS) team in Miami, Florida. 

Every year on January 30, Martyrs’ Day is observed. The day honors all those who gave their lives for the nation.

Martyrs’ Day which is also known Sarvodaya Day or Shaheed Diwas also marks the assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. 

The Badminton Association of India (BAI) conferred its inaugural Lifetime Achievement award to former world No 1, who are in town to take part in the $350,000 India Open.