The government has set up a 25-member development council for the cement industry under Dalmia Bharat Group CMD Puneet Dalmia which will suggest ways to eliminate waste, obtain maximum production, improve quality, reduce costs and promote standardization of products.

Bharat Dynamics Limited has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence for the manufacture and supply of Akash missiles to the Indian Air Force.

Hardeep Singh Puri is the new Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs.

The Indian state of Kerala has declared a state of alert in all districts after identifying 14 cases of the Zika virus.

The IDFC First Bank has launched a unique Employee-funded program called 'Ghar Ghar Ration' for its low-income customers who were affected by Covid-19.

Zaila Avant-garde an African-American from New Orleans in Louisiana has won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

The newly formed Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved 'India COVID-19 Emergency Response & Health System Preparedness Package: Phase-II' worth Rs 23,123 crore.

Pfizer and BioNTech have announced that they would seek regulatory authorization for a third booster dose of their Covid-19 vaccine.