Vice President inaugurated the International Conference of Global Mothers - 2019 at New Delhi. The conference was conducted on the theme “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – Family System and Role of Mother”.
Manipur-based, former World and Asian Boxing champion, L Sarita Devi has been elected as member of the newly constituted International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) Athletes’ Commission.
In the six-member body, Sarita Devi is the sole representative of Asian continent.
As chair of the Kimberley Process (KP), India hosted the Plenary meeting of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) at New Delhi.
Based on Flower Report, UN General Assembly established KPCS process in 2003 to prevent "conflict diamonds" from entering the mainstream rough diamond market.
Pakistan has successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile Shaheen-I, which can strike targets up to 650 kilometres. It brings many Indian cities under its range.