Two villages from Tamil Nadu - Vettaikaranpudur in Coimbatore district and Hullada in the Nilgiris – received bronze medals for the best tourist villages from the Centre.
The 19th edition of YUDH ABHYAS between Indian Army and the US Army was conducted in Alaska, USA.
Veteran Bollywood actress Waheeda Rehman, 85, has been conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2021.