The Kerala Government has approached the Union Government for allowing use of antlers of spotted deer and sambar of Ayurveda medicines.

According to recently released annual report of the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs, the tribal population in India lags behind other social groups on various social parameters.

The Union Government has approved the re-designation of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Implementation Trust Fund (DMICPTF) as National Industrial Corridor Development & Implementation Trust (NICDIT).

• Gujarat government announces Biotechnology Policy 2016
• PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone of Char Dham highway development project
• Rajasthani writer Satya Narayan chosen for 2016 Bihari Puraskar

Eminent Rajasthani litterateur Dr Satya Narayan was chosen for the 26th Bihari Puraskar 2016 by the K K Birla Foundation. He was been chosen for his Hindi book titled Yeh Ek Dunia published in 2010.

The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has given its clearance for the Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers (ILR) project, paving the way to begin work for linking two rivers.

A team of international astronomers has discovered Vela super cluster, one of the biggest super galaxy clusters near the Milky Way.

Gujarat Government announced its ‘Biotechnology Policy-2016’ to establish state as a preferred destination for manufacturing of biotechnology products.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of Char Dham highway development project or Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

• Assam Government launches Health Insurance Scheme Atal-Amrit Abhiyan
• Sagarmala Development Company’s office inaugurated in New Delhi
• Scientists build bacteria-powered battery on a paper sheet

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated Sagarmala Development Company̢۪s (SDC) office in New Delhi to promote port-led development in the country.

Assam Government rolled out Atal-Amrit Abhiyan, a health insurance scheme to provide coverage against several critical illnesses.