Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan launched two water jet-propelled fast attack craft, INS Cankarso and INS Kondul for the Indian Navy in Vishakapatnam.
The medium range surface-to-surface Prithvi-II ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads was successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, off the Orissa coast.
The Cabinet approved a proposal of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for setting up an <b>academy of scientific and innovative research that will offer instruction and degrees in the frontier areas of science and technology.
India launched its first indigenously manufactured anti-influenza vaccine, Vaxiflu-S manufactured by Zydus-Cadila Healthcare that will protect people against the A (H1N1) flu.