National News:
- 8 MoUs inked at India-South Africa CEOs forum
- PM Modi signs four pacts with South Africa
- Aurangabad to host first SAARC Tourism Summit
- Government rolls out Krishi Vigyan Kendra portal for monitoring of farm centres
- Joint issue of postage stamp between Department of Posts and Portugal Post
- Kerala Government imposes 14.5 per cent fat tax on Junk Food
- Kerala announces pension scheme for transgenders
- A three-day Woodpecker Environment and Wildlife Film Festival has begun at historic Gaiety Theatre in Shimla
- Government starts SUUTI stake sale process
- Government plans to clean 10 iconic places under Swachh Bharat mission
- Arunachal Pradesh: Lohit district administration launches mobile app “AapnaLohit”
- Delhi government approves new slum and Jhuggi-Jhopdi rehabilitation policy
- Meghalaya cabinet approves formation of fifth pay commission
- West Bengal to set up three biotechnology hubs
- Cyber cell set up to tackle internet trolls
International News:
- US, S Korea to deploy missile defence system
- France has got its first floating hotel with the OFF Paris Seine, which is docked on the River Seine in Paris.
- China: Red alert issued as typhoon ‘Nepartak’ approaches coast
- IMF sets $5.3 billion programs for Iraq
New Appointments:
- Vishal Kapoor to be the new CEO of IDFC MF
- S K Kohli appointed chief defence accounts auditor
- Luxury goods maker Christian Dior named Maria GraziaChiuri as its new creative director, making her the first woman to take up the role at the French fashion label
- Kevin Turner resigns as Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft
- Goldman Sachs announced the appointment of José Manuel Barroso, former President of the European Commission
- SriniGopalan quits BhartiAirtel and going to join Deutsche Telekom
Business and Economy:
- 5 Indian hotels in World’s 100 Best Hotels list
- Indonesia’s Nihiwatu voted World’s Best Hotel
- India’s first crowdfunded eco-friendly electric bike, named Spero, was unveiled
Awards and Honours:
- Captain RadhikaMenon first woman to receive Exceptional Bravery award at Sea
- Double Dhamaka Prize Money( $40,000) for UNESCO KALINGA PRIZE
- Forty-two-year-old mother-of-two from Britain, Masha Gordon has become the fastest woman to finish the Explorers Grand Slam by achieving the feat in seven months and 19 days
Science and Technology:
- The Borneanorangutan, an orangutan species native to the island of Borneo, has been declared as a “Critically Endangered” species
Obituary:
- Eminent Pakistani philanthropist Abdul SattarEdhi died
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