The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet(ACC), today on August 25, approved the appointment of eminent scientist Samir V Kamat as the new Secretary of the Department of Defence Research and Development and Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Mr. Kamat on Thursday was served the appointment letter for the post that was earlier preceded by scientist G Satheesh Reddy.
The Chinese government on Monday, August 22 announced that Indian students who left for the home nation amid the Covid-19 crisis will now be able to return back to China for their higher academic studies.