News in Short

• In the deep, dark caves of Meghalaya, a new cave fish, presumably the largest in the world, has been discovered.
• The creature is basically blind and eyeless, though it has some ability to sense light.
• The subterranean fish was found in a small underground cavity in Um Ladaw Cave, more than 300 feet below the surface in East Khasi Hills.
• Initial investigations indicate it is a close anatomical match to tor putitora but differs in its depigmentation, lack of eyes and in its subterranean habitat.

• In a bid to increase efficiency and reduce costs, the Maharashtra State government has decided to implement a five-day week for its employees from the month-end. The State Cabinet also decided to increase the working hours by 45 minutes on weekdays.
• The five-day week has so far been implemented in Rajasthan, Bihar, Punjab, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Maharashtra’s five-day week proposal will help the government save on electricity, water, diesel vehicles and petrol.
• The move will also allow government employees to raise their living standards by spending more time with their families.

• Indian and British armed forces began their joint 'Ajeya Warrior' exercises in the Salisbury Plain of central southern England to train troops in counter insurgency and counter terrorist operations.
• The aim of exercises, now in its fifth edition, is to conduct training of troops in counter insurgency and counter terrorist operations in both urban and semi-urban areas.

• Indian-origin politician Rishi Sunak was appointed as the UK's new finance minister by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a Cabinet reshuffle.
• Sunak, the son-in-law of Infosys Co-founder Narayana Murthy, will join Home secretary Priti Patel on the top government bench as the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
• He is set to move into No. 11 Downing Street, next door to the Prime Minister's Office as he takes charge of the second most important government position as the finance minister.

• Rajinder K Pachauri, former Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, passed away. He was 79.
• Dr. Pachauri was the founder and chief executive of The Energy Resources Institute (TERI).
• In 2002, he was elected Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, established by the World Meteorological Organisation and the United Nations Environment Programme in 1988.