China has deployed surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island in the South China Sea, as Beijing insisted that it had a right to build "self-defence" systems in the strategic region.
As per China, self-defence facilities that China has built on the islands are consistent with the right to self-preservation and self-protection that China is entitled to under international law.
China established the tiny city of Sansha on Woody Island in 2012.
Researchers have discovered the first ever fossil specimens of an asterid, a family of flowering plants that gave us everything from the potato to tomatoes, tobacco, petunias and our morning cup of coffee.
The 20-30 million-year-old fossil flowers were found perfectly preserved in a piece of amber from prehistoric jungles.
These flowers came from the dark side of the asterid family. They belong to the genus Strychnos, which ultimately gave rise to some of the world\'s most famous poisons.
Iran has invited India to invest in infrastructure projects worth $8 billion following the lifting of the sanctions imposed by the West and offered the country a stake in expansion of the second phase of Tehran\'s Imam Khomeini International Airport.
Iran is also seeking Indian investments in special economic zones of Chabahar and the issue of Indian involvement in Chabahar Port was discussed when the Iranian President met Modi in July last year.
The oil and gas sector is another area of cooperation between India and Iran. Before the sanctions were imposed by the West, Iran was the second largest supplier of crude oil to India.
Honda Opens Scooter Plant in Ahmedabad
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India has opened a Rs. 1,100 crore manufacturing plant at Vithalapur village in Ahmedabad district.
The scooter plant, which is the fourth two-wheeler manufacturing facility of Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd in the country, has a total capacity to produce 1.2 million automatic scooters annually.
As per reports, IPS officer Alok Verma will be the next Delhi Police Commissioner.
Verma is currently director general of prisons in Delhi and will take charge on March 1.
Present Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi will retire this month-end.
Meanwhile, Bassi is one of the contenders for the post of Information Commissioner in Central Information Commission.
Niti Aayog's First Full-time CEO
Amitabh Kant, currently secretary in department of industrial policy and promotion, has been named the first full-time Chief Executive of the Niti Aayog. He will have a tenure of two years.
He will take charge at Niti Aayog after his retirement from service at the end of this month. Kant has been holding additional charge as Chief Executive of Niti Aayog since December 2015.