Centre issues final call to Kerala, Tamil Nadu for implementing National Food Security Act
Centre okays Rs 500 crore for J&K under Swadesh Darshan scheme
Bengaluru 3rd among Indian cities in molestation cases
Open defecation practiced in 80 per cent ‘Adarsh’ villages
Aadhaar is mandatory, UIDAI writes to all ministries and states
Gujarat is India’s growth engine: USIBC
World Economic Freedom Index: India’s rank: 112
All India Radio launched a multimedia website and app of its Balochi radio service
International News:
US to be a partner country for Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2017
India extends $750 mn credit line to Nepal for post-quake reconstruction
New Appointments:
Nadia Murad Basee Taha appointed UNODC Goodwill Ambassador
Atul Kumar Goel, General Manager, Allahabad Bank, has taken charge as Executive Director (ED) in Union Bank of India (UBI)
Banking:
Markets regulator SEBI made Unique Client Code (UCC) and Permanent Account Number (PAN) mandatory for all the persons transacting on commodity exchanges
Business & Economy:
Hanjin Shipping plan would see sale of most of its ships
Johnson & Johnson to buy Abbott’s vision unit for $4.33 billion
Awards & Honours:
The SKOCH Insurance Awards 2016: ujjivan gets platinum award
Arjuna Awards on cricketers Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane
Dinesh Bharadia wins 2016 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award
His Bloody Project authored by Graeme Macrae Burnet shortlisted for Man Booker prize
Science & Technology:
Indowind to invest Rs.65 crore for 10 MW plant
Mormugao, Indian Navy’s advanced guided missile destroyer, launched
Sports:
Track Asia Cup 2016 concluded; Indian finished second
Obituary:
Former Italian central bank governor Carlo Azeglio Ciampi has died
Pulitzer-winning playwright Edward Albee dead at 88