National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda.

National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In 1984 the Government of India declared the day as the National Youth Day and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year.

Former MRF director and rubber industry doyen KM Philip dies.

KM Philip, 104, former whole-time director on the board of MRF, passed away.Born on May 2, 1912, Philip had served on the MRF board since its inception in 1961 till 2015. A founding member of the All India Rubber Industries Association, he who played a key role in the establishment and growth of the domestic rubber and tyre industries. The association instituted the KM Philip Medal & Award on his 90th birthday in recognition of his service.He has also served on the Rubber Board of India for more than 15 years.Philip was a Padma Shri Awardee and a noted philanthropist.

Manish Tewari appointed as a Distinguished Senior Fellow of Atlantic.

Former Union minister Manish Tewari has been appointed as a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the South Asia Center of the Atlantic Council, a leading US think-tank on policy matters.At the council, Tewari will focus on developing programmes aimed at strengthening US-India ties.

The world’s first ‘Gender Literature Festival’ will be held in Patna in the second week of April.

The Gender Resource Centre of Bihar’s Women Development Corporation will be organising the festival.“The objective of this initiative is to create a platform, to exchange ideas, and to share and learn experiences of renowned people in the field of gender [-based or focussed] literature. The festival will also act as a platform to increase visibility for gender equity and advocacy in the State of Bihar,” according to Dr. N. Vijaya Lakshmi, chairperson of the festival and managing director of Bihar’s WDC.