The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Shashi Kant Sharma has been conferred with the honorary professorship by the Nanjing Audit University (NAU), China.

History professor and political newcomer Gudni Johannesson (48) has won the 2016 Presidential election in Iceland.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book titled �The Birds of Banni Grassland� in New Delhi.

• AIIB approves first loans for projects in four countries
• Lionel Messi announces retirement from Argentinean Football team
• CSIR launches Indiaâ��s first anti diabetic ayurvedic drug BGR -34

Newly renovated and expanded Panama Canal was reopened by the Panamanian President, Juan Carlos Varela.

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has launched BGR-34, an anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug designed for type 2 Diabetes mellitus.

Ace Indian shooter Jitu Rai won silver medal at the ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) Shooting World Cup held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

India became the 35th full member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).

The Union Government has appointed Sujoy Bose as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF).

The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved first set of loans totalling US 509 million dollars to finance projects in four countries viz. Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia and Tajikistan.

Barcelona FC star Lionel Messi (29) has announced retirement from Argentinean Football team.

The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal has received a male snow leopard named Makalu from London�s Dudley Zoological Gardens.