• PM Narendra Modi unveils Asia’s largest optical telescope ARIES at Nainital
• Htin Kyaw sworn in as first elected President of Myanmar
• China launches 22nd BeiDou navigation satellite

Researchers have discovered Sand-eating tadpole species named Micrixalidae in Western Ghats. The tadpole belongs to the so-called Indian Dancing Frog family.

Faustin Archange Touadera (58) took the oath of office as the new President of Central African Republic (CAR).

Acclaimed Actor and singer Patty Duke passed away due to Sepsis from a ruptured intestine. She was 69.

India̢۪s first indigenous composites sonar dome, a ship̢۪s underwater eyes and ears, was flagged off by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.

Asia̢۪s largest and first of its kind optical telescope Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) was unveiled at Devasthal in Nainital District, Uttrakahnd.

China has successfully launched 22nd new generation satellite into space as part of its domestic BeiDou Navigation System (BDS).

Htin Kyaw (69) sworn in as the first elected civilian (non-military) President of Myanmar after 53 years of military rule. Myanmar̢۪s Army was in power since 1962 coup.

The Russian Government has approved a deal of ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) to acquire 15% stake in Vankor oilfield from Rosneft.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that Ebola outbreak in West Africa is no longer constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

• Haryana becomes first to launch injectable contraceptive
• CBDT sings 11 unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements
• Union Government unveils Defence Procurement Procedure 2016
• ISRO set to launch record 22 satellites in single mission

Haryana became the first state in the country to implement the use of injectable contraceptives as a family planning measure.