The Border Security Force (BSF) of India and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) signed a Joint Record of Discussion at the 48th Director General (DG)-level talks in Dhaka, Bangladesh to implement the Coordinated Border Management Programme (CBMP).
They will increase the coordinated patrols to prevent cattle and narcotics smuggling, educate the border population about the sanctity of International Border (IB) and prevent criminals from crossing the IB.
In addition to English and Hindi, the Uttar Pradesh government plans to issue press release in Sanskrit.
In an environment-friendly initiative, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) constructed its first plastic waste road according to guidelines set by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI).
The Executive Council of Jawaharlal Nehru University has decided to honour Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar with ‘Distinguished Alumni Award’.
They will be the first recipients of this award.
The High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh inspected the ongoing construction of the Feni Bridge in Bangladesh which will connect Tripura with Chittagong port of Bangladesh.
It is being developed as a corridor for trade and commerce between India's North-East and Bangladesh.
India’s leading two-wheeler company Hero MotoCorp Ltd has appointed Colombian professional footballer Yerry Fernando Mina González (24) as its new brand ambassador.
Yerry Mina has the record for most goals in a single World Cup at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, France.
The 14-year-old Indian Chess Grandmaster Nihal Sarin has secured a win at the Asian Continental Chess Championship in Xingtai, China.
In the FIH (Federation Internationale de Hockey) Men’s Series Finals hockey tournament 2019, India thrashed South Africa with 5-1 in a summit clash at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
With this win, India is placed in the top five of the FIH World Rankings.
Indian professional squash player, Joshna Chinappa won the national squash title for the record 17th time at the 76th Senior National Squash Championship, 2019 held in Pune, Maharashtra.
The three-time Olympian Brady Ellison defeated Malaysia’s Khairul Anuar Mohamad in World Archery championships finals.
India ended the campaign with one silver and two bronze medals in the women’s compound team and individual events.
According to a study conducted by Randstad Employer Brand Research (REBR), e-commerce player Amazon India has been rated as India’s most ‘attractive employer brand, followed by Microsoft India which emerged as the runner-up.