The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appointed Ajay Narayan Jha, Secretary, Expenditure as new Finance Secretary after retirement of Hasmukh Adhia.
The National Film Archive of India, a government-run film preservation and restoration body has added 2,200 short films and documentaries in the 16mm format to its collection.
The prints were acquired from the State Institute for Audio-Visual Education (Maharashtra) in Pune.
The Researchers at University of Queensland in Australia have created a new diagnostic test that can identify the presence of a tumour in the body based on a unique, DNA nanostructure that appears to be common to all types of cancer.
Claudia Sheinbaum, the first woman elected mayor of Mexico City was sworn for a six-year term.
Another woman previously served as Mexico City mayor was appointed on an interim basis - Rosario Robles, (1999 - 2000) — but Sheinbaum is the first woman elected to the post.
The Mauritius-based SBM Group has received Reserve Bank of India’s approval to operate in the country through a wholly-owned subsidiary route.
The first foreign lender to receive such a licence after local incorporation was introduced in 2013.