1. The State Designated Agency (SDA) to enforce Energy Conservation Act in Kerala State has bagged the National Energy Conservation Award in first place.
2. The Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has flagged off 25 pink buses for free service to women and senior citizens under the ‘Bhraman Sarathi’ scheme in Guwahati.
3. The Telangana has become the 3rd state to successfully undertake “Urban Local Bodies (ULB)” reform stipulated by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
4. The direct daily flight operations between Kalaburagi in Karnataka to Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh were flagged off under the Regional Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN).
5. The Punjab government has declared the entire state as “controlled area” due to the bird flu outbreak in neighbouring states.
6. The country’s first Solar Electric RORO service will be introduced during the year 2021-2022, the Kerala Governor announced in the Assembly.
7. The Caracal has been recently added to the list of Critically Endangered Species. The Caracal is an indigenous species of wild cat that is only found in the Rajasthan and Gujarat.
8. The Central Government has decided to form a committee for the protection of the language, culture and land of the Union Territory of Ladakh.
9. The Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh has launched a set of welfare projects, including free sanitary pads for high school and college girl students in the state.