The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed M Rajeshwar Rao as Executive Director (ED) following voluntary retirement of G Mahalingam.

As per recently released report, India has was ranked second in the global business optimism index during the third quarter (July-September 2016).

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has launched ‘Startup Mentorship Circle’, a unique platform to help in connecting start-ups with the global marketplace.

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have claimed to discover evidence of lost river Chandrabhaga in Odisha.

• Andhra Pradesh tops World Bank’s energy-saving rankings
• Union Government launches Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan
• Google ties up with ASI for virtual tour of monuments

India and Venezuela have signed an oil production deals worth about 1.45 billion US dollar to increase oil production.

Technology giant Google has tied up with Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) for 360 degree virtual tour of 280-odd monuments across the country.

The sunrise state Andhra Pradesh has been ranked number one in the World Bank̢۪s Energy Efficiency Implementation Readiness.

Latvia has become the first country in the Baltic Sea area to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to link up with China̢۪s One Belt and One Road (OBOR) Initiative.

The seventh edition of India-Bangladesh joint military exercise SAMPRITI-2016 has commenced to practise counter-terrorism and disaster-management operations.

The Union Government launched Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) to provide free health check-ups to pregnant women at government health centres and hospitals.

• Food Security Act implemented throughout country
• Paris Agreement on Climate Change enters into force
• Maharashtra becomes first state to launch cyber police stations in all districts