Haryana became the first state in the country to launch Mahila Police Volunteer (MPV) initiative for safety of women.

• Union Cabinet approves MoU between ISRO and USGS
• 6th Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development begins in New Delhi
• Seventh Indo-Maldives joint military exercise EKUVERIN begins

The sixth edition of Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (APMCHUD) began in New Delhi.

Rajya Sabha has passed the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014.

The Union Cabinet has approved MoU signed between ISRO and United States Geological Survey (USGS) for Cooperation in t exchange and use of US Land Remote Sensing Satellite Data.

The seventh edition of India, Maldives bilateral EKUVERIN Exercise 2016 began at Kadhdhoo, Laamu Atoll, Maldives.

Pakistan Army has successfully test fired an enhanced version of an indigenously-designed Babur cruise missile.

The Union Cabinet has approved the draft Major Port Authorities Bill, 2016 to replace the existing Major Port Trusts Act, 1963.

• India, Russia bilateral naval exercise Indra Navy 2016 begins
• Microsoft launches India’s first Cybersecurity Engagement Centre in New Delhi
• Union Government to launch National Resource Centre Vanjeevan for Tribal Livelihood

Researchers discovered Atlantic killifish, a fish species which has evolved to be 8,000 times more resilient to toxic waste compared with normal fish.

The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs is going to will launch Vanjeevan, the National Resource Centre (NRC) for Tribal Livelihood issues in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Software giant Microsoft India has launched its first full-scale Cybersecurity Engagement Centre (CSEC) in New Delhi.