• Haryana Government launches Pashudhan Bima Yojana
• Eminent writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi passes away
• 29 July : International Tiger Day

The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) which forms part of the National Command Authority (NCA) has been added to the Second Schedule of the Right to Information Act (RTI), 2005.

The first-ever meeting of BRICS Employment Working Group (BEWG) was held in Hyderabad, Telangana from July 27 to 28, 2016.

Haryana Government has launched Pashudhan Bima Yojana, an insurance cover scheme for cattle breeders in the state.

The Parliament has passed the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2016 after it was approved by the Rajya Sabha.

Eminent author and social activist Mahasweta Devi passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal after a multi-organ failure. She was 91.

Noted Tabla maestro Pandit Lachu Maharaj passed away in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh due to cardiac arrest. He was 73.

• Lohmann, Morris, Muralidaran and Rolton to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
• Michel Barnier appointed as Chief Brexit Negotiator by European Union Commission
• 28 July: World Hepatitis Day

The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has announced that India Meteorological Department (IMD) will use supercomputer to forecast India̢۪s annual summer monsoon.

India has signed a defence deal with United States worth over $1 billion to purchase four additional Poseidon-8I (P8I) long-range maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has selected Muttiah Muralidaran, Karen Rolton, Arthur Morris and George Lohmann to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

The European Union (EU̢۪s) executive has appointed Michel Barnier, as its Chief Negotiator for the United Kingdom̢۪s exit from the bloc.