National News

E-Bus Service

• The Central Government has announced to run 10,000 new electric buses in 100 cities under the 'PM E-Bus' service.
• The scheme will cover cities with a population of 3 lakhs and above.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways:-

Indian Railway projects approved

• Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved 7 multi-tracking projects of Indian Railways.
• The projects will be fully funded by the Central Government and will cover 39 districts in 9 states of the country.

Indian Railways 

Expansion of Digital India Program

• The Union Cabinet  approved the expansion of Digital India project with an outlay of Rs 14,903 crore.
• The expanded program aims to re-skill 6.25 lakh IT professionals and train another 2.65 lakh people in information security.

Relevant Facts

G-20 Health Ministers' Meeting

• A three-day meeting of G-20 Health Ministers will begin in Gandhinagar.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the official inaugural session of the meeting virtually. The conference includes the World Health Organisation's first Global Conference on Traditional Medicine.

G-20

Sports News

Under 20 World Championship

• Indian wrestler Mohit Kumar has won the Under-20 World Championship in the men's 61 kg freestyle category in Amman City, Jordan.
• Mohit became the fourth Indian freestyle wrestler to win the Junior World Championship by defeating Eldar Akhmadudinov of Russia by nine points in the final.

Archery World Cup

• The fourth phase of Archery World Cup is starting in Paris, France.
• India's 16-member archery team is participating in this competition.

Miscellaneous

Biodiesel Production

• Scientists in Russia and India have developed a method to improve the production of biodiesel from the seeds of a toxic weed plant.
• Russia's Don State Technical University has conducted this study in collaboration with India's University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Dehradun.

Russia 

World Health Organization

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organisation.
• He has come to India to participate in the World Health Organisation- 'Global Summit'.

World Health Organization

Pibot  

• A team of engineers and researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) is developing a humanoid robot named 'Pibot' that can fly a plane without modifying the cockpit.

Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

• The Madras High Court directed the Central government to release funds to relocate all residents of Thengumarahada village in Tamil Nadu, as the village falls within the protected area of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.

Prime Minister's Museum and Library (PMML) Society

• The Central Government has renamed the 'Nehru Memorial Museum and Library' (NMML) as the Prime Minister's Museum and Library Society.
• Nehru Memorial Museum
• Establishment: 1889–1964Four primary components: a Memorial Museum, a Modern India Library, a Centre for Contemporary Studies and the Nehru Planetarium