Indian boxers Shiksha (54kg), Jaismine (60kg) and Anamika (50kg) showed their skills and maturity to advance to the pre-quarterfinals at the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul on Thursday.

Shiksha, who faced Argentina's Herrera Milagros Rosario displayed brilliant temperament and skillset to convincingly win by unanimous decision without breaking a sweat.

Shiksha will next take on Mongolia's Oyuntsetseg Yesugen in the pre-quarterfinals on Sunday.

Yoga and Health Awareness Programme along with a Walkathon competition was organized by the Union Health Ministry in Nashik this morning. Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharti Pawar inaugurated the programme. 

She said that in today's stressful life, cases of diseases like BP, Diabetes and Asthma have increased among the citizens and they should try to maintain their health through morning walk and Yoga.

The Minister said that the Central Government is organizing Walkathon and Health Awareness Programmes along with Yogasanas across the country to improve the health of the citizens of the country as well as to create health awareness among the citizens. This initiative has been launched from Nashik. 

In an important milestone, ISRO, India’s Space Research Organisation successfully conducted the static test of a human-rated solid rocket booster HS-200, a key component for the Gaganyaan manned mission programme. The test was conducted at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, the spaceport of India. HS-200 booster loaded with 203 tonnes of solid propellant was tested for a duration of 135 seconds.

HS-200 rocket booster is the human-rated version of the well proven S-200 rocket booster of GSLV Mark-II satellite launch vehicle, popularly known as LVM3. The successful test today is a major step towards realising the prestigious human space flight mission of ISRO, the Gaganyaan. The event that took place at 7.20 a.m. today was witnessed by ISRO Chairman S. Somanath along with other senior ISRO scientists.

NITI Aayog launched the National Data and Analytics Platform on Friday. The platform aims to democratize access to public government data by making data accessible, interoperable, interactive and available on a user-friendly platform.

The platform was launched by Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Suman Bery in the presence of Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog Amitabh Kant and other senior officials from NITI Aayog.

On this occasion, Mr. Kant said, the rise of data and digital technologies are rapidly transforming economies and societies with enormous implications for governments’ daily operations. He said, this platform is a critical milestone which aims to aid country's progress by promoting data-driven disclosure, decision making and ensuring availability of data connecting till the last mile.

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Economy Minister of United Arab Emirates Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri inaugurated India-UAE Economic Partnership Summit in Mumbai on Friday. Both leaders also launched India-UAE start-up bridge to boost the economy. This summit was organised by Confederation of Indian Industry.

Speaking at the inaugural session, Mr. Piyush Goyal said, India and UAE have huge potential to work together and the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will significantly open the doors to a plethora of markets across the globe and help in building a future ready, more robust and resilient bilateral partnership.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the National Cyber Forensic Laboratory (NCFL) in Hyderabad this afternoon. During his day-long visit to the city, Mr Shah will take part in a couple of programmes.

Mr Shah will also address a public meeting on the concluding day of the month-long ‘Praja Sangrama Yatra’ Phase-2 taken up by BJP State President and Lok Sabha Member B. Sanjay Kumar. Mr Sanjay had a month-long Yatra which he started on 14th of last month coinciding with Dr BR Ambedkar birth anniversary. 

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today approved revised Scales of Accommodation-2022 (SoA) for Defence Services. This will ensure contemporary specifications in future projects and better standards of living for the personnel of the Armed Forces. The Defence Ministry said that the implementation of Scales of Accommodation-2022, would be a tremendous improvement in built facilities, infrastructure and specifications commensurate to contemporary requirements. 

Ministry of Defence has highlighted that this revision will enhance infrastructure development, enable usage of modern technology, give more flexibility to the executives and cater for users’ aspirations. The Ministry added that the enhanced scales will also be in line with the government vision and programmes like Swatch Bharat, Sugamya Bharat, Digital India, Green Buildings, Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy and reduction of Carbon Footprint.

Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw today flagged off the Jaipur-Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Jaipur Sainik Express via video conferencing from Rail Bhavan, New Delhi. The train number 14021/14022 - Sainik Express is now extended to Delhi Junction with increased frequency from tri-weekly to daily.

The Ministry of Railways said that this train will boost the rail connectivity of Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. The Ministry highlighted that this train service is especially popular among soldiers. The soldiers residing in this area use Railways for transportation.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Vaishnaw said, today is a historic day as this train is being extended to Delhi Junction from Sikar with increased frequency. He said that it will facilitate our Sainik brothers to visit the Capital city.

Bajaj Finserv Limited's Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Bajaj has assumed the office of Confederation of Indian Industry,CII President for the year 2022-23. 

During a meeting today, CII elected its new office-bearers and accordingly Chairman and CEO of Hero MotoCorp Limited Pawan Munjal, has taken over as CII President-Designate. Executive Vice Chairman of TVS Supply Chain Solutions R Dinesh has taken over as Vice President. 

According to an official press release, Mr. Bajaj has been engaged with CII for many years. He had led CII National Committees on Insurance and Pensions and CII Taskforce on Fintech. 

Union Minister for Housing, Urban Affairs, Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri has said that India went from thirty eight per cent toilet coverage to hundred per cent toilet coverage in rural areas while also building over seventy three lakh household and community toilets in urban areas. He said that the Swachh Bharat Mission became a 'Jan Andolan' that inspired the country towards safe and proper sanitation. Mr. Puri said this at the launch of BHARAT TAP initiative at the Plumbex India exhibition in New Delhi today.

Mr. Puri highlighted the exhibition saying that this exhibition caters to a fundamental service in the development of the nation- water and sanitation and there is no progress or growth without adequate sanitation, which is foundational in the hierarchy of basic services that citizens expect. He further said that there was a paradigm shift in India’s social development after the Prime Minister announced that Swachhata was the key to India’s development.