18th Asian Luge Championship

Himachal born Shiva Keshavan captured the silver medal in the 18th Asian Luge Championship.The first place was claimed by defending champion Hidenari Kanayama of Japan, and third by South Korea’s Kim Dong-hyeon.Asian Luge Cup is annual luge competition for Asian countries, which held since 1998.

NITI Aayog CEO

Senior IAS officer Amitabh Kant has been given additional charge as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog.Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi was taken this decision.Presently, he is serving as Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).