• Defence Acquisition Council clears proposals worth Rs 1,900 crore
• 2016 BRICS Labour & Employment Ministerial Meet held in New Delhi
• Indian women’s kabaddi team wins gold medal in Asian Beach Games

Syed Shamsul Haq, one of Bangladesh̢۪s best known writers passed away 27 September 2016 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was 81 and was suffering from lung cancer.

Former Israeli Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres passed away on 28 September 2016 in Ramat Gan, Israel. He was 93.

Indian women̢۪s beach kabaddi team has won the gold medal at the 5th Asian Beach Games held in Danang, Vietnam. In the final match, Indian team defeated Thailand by 41-31 score.

The 2016 BRICS Labour & Employment Ministerial Meet was held in New Delhi from September 27- 28, 2016 to deliberate on issues including job creation and social security for workers.

Noted Dalit voice, poet and Telugu writer Prof.Kalakaluri Enoch was conferred with the prestigious Moortidevi Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith for the year 2015.

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared proposals worth 1,900 crore rupees (close to $3 billion). All these approved proposals will be executed under ‘Buy India’ by Indian contractors.

• Gurgaon officially renamed Gurugram
• Union Cabinet approves ratification of the Paris Agreement
• IGI becomes Asia-Pacific’s first carbon neutral airport

The Colombian Government and left-wing FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels have signed a historic agreement that formally brings an end to 52 years of civil war.

Russia and Cuba have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of peaceful atomic energy use.

The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport has become Asia-Pacific̢۪s only and one of the world̢۪s few airports to achieve a carbon neutral status.

The Union Government has given its approval to change the name of Gurgaon to 'Gurugram'.