NATIONAL
- Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced a new oil and gas block licensing policy
- Jitendra Singh launched a new training programme called ‘COMMIT’ for State Government officials
INTERNATIONAL
- British PM Theresa May wins confidence vote in parliament
BANKING & ECONOMY
- Bank Board Bureau interviews four SBI MDs for chairman’s post
APPOINTMENTS
- Rajiv Kumar was appointed as the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh
- Senior diplomat Vijay Keshav Gokhale appointed economic relations secretary in Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
AWARD
- Uttarakhand was conferred with the award of excellence at the 2nd Global Skill Development Summit
- USIBC Global Leadership Awards has been given to Adi Godrej and Andrew Liveries
SPORTS
- Wayne van Niekerk sets a new 300m World record
