- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses first ever I2U2 virtual Summit; India-Israel-UAE-USA to increase investments in fields of water, energy, environment, health and space.
- Women and Child Development Ministry has issued guidelines for Mission Shakti Scheme. This scheme has been launched for the safety, security and empowerment of women.
- Inaugural I2U2 meet focuses on food security crisis and clean energy; In a Joint Statement, innovative ways discussed to ensure longer-term, more diversified food production and food delivery systems to manage global food shocks.
- External Affairs Ministry today said that ensuring peace, prosperity and stability in all countries of the region is an important aspect of Neighbourhood First policy of the government as well as vision for Security and Growth For All, SAGAR.
- 75-day COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava to commence from tomorrow to provide free COVID booster doses to people between 18 and 59 years at Government COVID Vaccination Centres.
- The Centre has asked States and Union Territories to ensure availability of Sputnik V vaccine and functionality of private COVID Vaccination Centres to increase the uptake of precaution dose of Sputnik vaccine.
- Centre urges all States and Union Territories to take action in line with Health Ministry’s guidance issued on tackling of Monkeypox.
- Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh said that a Task Force has been constituted to coordinate the progress of filling up of the vacant posts as per the recruitment plan.
- Centre extends Scheme for Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies till March 2024.
- Government says, India to continue to stand with people of Sri Lanka to realise their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means.
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla stressed that no word has been banned by the Lok Sabha Secretariat and only those words will be expunged which are unparliamentary in nature.
- India’s ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu and H S Prannoy advance to quarterfinal of Singapore Open Badminton tournament.
- In Cricket, match between India and England underway in 2nd ODI at Lord’s in London.
