The National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) was redesignated as the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Priority Medical Devices and Health Technology Policy.
The 10th Edition of India Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2019 was given to Shanti Raghavan & Dipesh Sutariya.
In 2010, the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and Jubilant Bhartia Foundation came together to promote social innovation in India through the Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY) India Award.
For the first time, a floating basketball court was brought to India in the Arabian Sea, at Mumbai.
Australian cricketer Alyssa Healy created a world record for the highest individual score in women’s T20I (Twenty 20 International) by scoring 148 runs off 61 balls against Sri Lanka.
On the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the president of India presented 2019 Swachchta Ambassador award to former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.
Uttarakhand government has launched a public awareness campaign called ‘Urjagiri’ to stop electricity theft and saving in Dehradun.
Uttarakhand is second only to Gujarat in preventing line loss and power theft.
A team of scientists from Vermont University of the United States (US) has developed the strongest silver ever – 42% stronger than the previous world record.
Typhoon Mitag lashed South Korea with heavy rain and strong winds on 03 October 2019.