Andhra Pradesh Government has launched the Smart Water Distribution Monitoring web interface.

The fifth International Tourism Mart has begun in Imphal, Manipur. It will be held between 23– 25 November 2016.

Indian journalist Malini Subramaniam was conferred with the 2016 International Press Freedom Award.

The Union Government has appointed Yudhvir Singh Malik as the Chairman of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

The Union Government has allowed National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to disburse Rs 21,000 crore to help cash-starved farmers to sow Rabi crops.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has liberalised norms for angel investors to invest in early-stage entities.

The potential hydro power projects in the Himalayan region face increased flood risks from the formation of new lakes and the expansion of existing ones due to melting glaciers.

The upgraded Jaguar DARIN III twin-seat aircraft has received Initial Operation Clearance (IOC).

US President-elect Donald Trump has named Indian-American Governor of South Carolina State, Nikki Haley (44) for the high-profile post of US ambassador to the United Nations.

Airtel Payments Bank Limited or Airtel Bank became the first payments bank in the country to launch live banking services in Rajasthan.

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India became an associate member of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), the worlds largest nuclear and particle physics laboratory.