The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is building a robotic spacecraft dubbed as ‘Restore-L Spacecraft’ to refuel, repair satellites currently in orbit.

According to the recently released 2016 IHS Jane̢۪s Defence Budgets report, India has become the world̢۪s fourth largest defence spender.

The ninth edition of exercise INDRA NAVY, an annual bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Navy began in the Bay of Bengal.

• Antonio Guterres sworn in as UN Secretary General
• Cristiano Ronaldo wins 2016 FIFA Ballon d’Or Award
• Gotthard Base Tunnel, world’s longest rail tunnel starts regular service

Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres (67) was sworn in as the 9th UN Secretary-General.

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo (31) from Portugal has won the prestigious 2016 FIFA Ballon dOr Award.

Punjab Government has launched country̢۪s first amphibious bus project at the Harike wetland near Amritsar.

Scientists for the first time have detected trace amounts of ammonia in the upper troposphere, the lowest atmospheric layer of Earth.

China has successfully launched Fengyun-4 satellite, first of its new generation weather satellites into geostationary orbit.

The famed Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) has started regular commercial rail service in Switzerland.

The central zonal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Rajasthan government to cancel allotments of salt pans in the Sambhar Salt Lake.

Scientists from US including one of Indian origin have created a nanoceramic material that can used for safer, cheaper nuclear reactors.