The Union Cabinet has given its approval to ratify the Paris Agreement (on Climate Change) on Gandhi Jayanti i.e. on 2nd October 2016.

• India ranks 39th in 2016-17 Global Competitiveness Index
• India will not attend SAARC Summit in Islamabad: MEA
• India, China hold 1st high-level dialogue to combat terror

India and China have hold the first High Level Dialogue on Counter-terrorism and Security held in Beijing, capital city of China.

Jim Kim has been re-appointed as President of World Bank for a second five-year term beginning 1 July 2017.

India will not take part in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Islamabad (Pakistan) to be held in November 2016.

The World Rabies Day is observed on 28 September across the world to raise awareness about the rabies disease and its preventable measures.

India has been ranked 39th among the 138 countries in the 2016-17 Global Competitiveness Index (GCI).

• Union Government decides to suspend talks on Indus Waters Treaty
• CSIR celebrates its platinum jubilee
• Arun Goyal appointed Additional Secretary of GST Council

The Union Government has decided to suspend all talks on India-Pakistan Indus Waters Treaty in the wake of the Uri attack.

India has won the test match against New Zealand by 197-runs in their historic 500th cricket Test in Kanpur.

Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran has won the Belgium Open title of the table tennis in the men̢۪s singles category.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for first time has successfully launched eight satellites into two different orbits in a single mission.