According to the latest Road Accident Report for 2014 prepared by the road transport and highways ministry, India’s deadly roads took lives of 75,000 young people in the 15-34 year age group last year.
On 31 August 2015, Ratan P Watal was appointed as Union Finance Secretary. Before this appointment, he was the secretary of the Department of Expenditure of the Finance Ministry since 2013
Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports recognised Yoga as sports discipline. It was placed under priority category.
India won the top UNESCO prize ‘Award of Excellence’ 2015 for the remarkable conservation efforts of the Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala. The award recognised the remarkable conservation effort undertaken at the sacred site.
