The Union Cabinet has approved the scheme for granting of Permanent Residency Status (PRS) to foreign investors.

The 2016 BRICS Convention on Tourism has begun at UNESCO World heritage site Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh to promote intra-regional tourism.

Noted filmmaker Aishwaryaa Dhanush was appointed United Nations Women̢۪s Advocate for Gender Equality and Women̢۪s Empowerment in India.

Two Indians TM Krishna and Bezwada Wilson have received the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay prize for the year 2016.

The Union Defence Ministry has sanctioned the construction of a National War Memorial and National War Museum in New Delhi.

The Union Government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Amar Chitra Katha to publish and distribute comic book on Swachh Bharat Mission.

The Union External Affairs Ministry has officially confirmed that 13 Indians have been tested positive for the Zika virus in Singapore.

• Cabinet approves dissolution of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Limited
• Union Cabinet approves creation of PDF to catalyse Indian economic presence in CLMV countries
• Madhukar Gupta Committee: Recommendations on border protection

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to create a Project Development Fund (PDF) for catalysing Indian economic presence in the CLMV countries viz. Cambodia, Laos Myanmar and Vietnam.

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to proposal for dissolution of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Limited (CIWTC).

The Union Cabinet has apprised the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and CERT-UK.

Ujarat has become the first state in the country to distribute two crore LED bulbs under the Centre̢۪s UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All) scheme.