The 128th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Bharat Ratna Sir CV Raman was observed on November 7, 2016.

The 7th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP7) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) started in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first International Agro-biodiversity Congress in New Delhi. The 4-day Congress (from November 6 to 9, 2016) will be attended by 900 delegates from 60 countries to discuss conservation of genetic resources.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed M Rajeshwar Rao as Executive Director (ED) following voluntary retirement of G Mahalingam.

As per recently released report, India has was ranked second in the global business optimism index during the third quarter (July-September 2016).

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has launched ‘Startup Mentorship Circle’, a unique platform to help in connecting start-ups with the global marketplace.

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have claimed to discover evidence of lost river Chandrabhaga in Odisha.

• Andhra Pradesh tops World Bank’s energy-saving rankings
• Union Government launches Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan
• Google ties up with ASI for virtual tour of monuments

India and Venezuela have signed an oil production deals worth about 1.45 billion US dollar to increase oil production.

Technology giant Google has tied up with Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) for 360 degree virtual tour of 280-odd monuments across the country.

The sunrise state Andhra Pradesh has been ranked number one in the World Bank̢۪s Energy Efficiency Implementation Readiness.

Latvia has become the first country in the Baltic Sea area to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to link up with China̢۪s One Belt and One Road (OBOR) Initiative.