China has successfully launched experimental X-ray pulsar navigation satellite XPNAV-1. It is the world̢۪s first pulsar navigation satellite or spacecraft.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) was selected as the host the 2018 International Competition Network (ICN) in New Delhi in March–April 2018.

After years of negotiations, India and Japan have signed a bilateral Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement on 11 November, 2016.

The 2016 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum̢۪s Leaders Summit will be held in Lima, Peru from November 19 to 20, 2016.

The Supreme Court has scrapped Punjab Termination of Water Agreements Act, 2004 which unilaterally allows Punjab to stop sharing Ravi, Beas waters with other States.

• Delhi Declaration on Agrobiodiversity Management adopted
• Union Government launches Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana for entrepreneurs
• Guy Ryder re-elected as DG of ILO

Guy Ryder from United Kingdom has been re-elected Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for a second five-year term.

Real estate mogul-turned politician and Republican Party candidate Donald Trump (70) was elected as 45th President of United States of America (USA).

Chhattisgarh Government has launched Lakshya Bhagirathi campaign to complete the irrigation projects that could not be completed.

California̢۪s Attorney General Kamala Harris (51) created history by becoming the first India-American to win the US Senate (upper chamber) seat from the state. She defeated fellow Democrat Loretta Sanchez from her own party.

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has launched Smart India Hackathon 2017. It is the world̢۪s largest digital national building initiative.

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched Healthy India Initiative magazine and No More Tension mobile App.