Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics in the women̢۪s 100metre event scheduled to be held in August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Zubaida Bai, an Indian social entrepreneur, has been named among the ten 2016 Global Compact SDG Pioneers, an initiative launched by UN.

South African Indian-origin lawyer Yasmin Sooka has been appointed to chairman of three member UN commission (committee) to monitor the human rights situation in South Sudan.

Scientists have developed a new stem cell-containing bio-ink that allows 3D printing of complex living tissues that may be used for surgical implants.

Sri Lankan Parliament has unanimously passed the Right to Information (RTI) bill aimed at restoring transparency and good governance in the country.

The Colombian government and the leftist FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels have signed a historic ceasefire and disarmament agreement.

• Union Government launches India’s first pilot programme to run two wheelers on CNG in New Delhi
• Scientists develop world’s first 1000-processor microchip named Kilo-core
• IIT-Kanpur professor Sanjay Mittal awarded 2015 GD Birla Award

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 500 million dollars loan to build a bridge across the Ganga River in Bihar.

China has established country̢۪s first dark sky reserve for astronomical observation in the Tibetan prefecture of Ngari, bordering Nepal and India.

The scientists have developed d a microchip, named KiloCore that has 1000 independent programmable processors.

Mahasthangarh, the 3rd century BC archaeological site in Bogra, Bangladesh, has been declared as the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SARRC) cultural capital for the year 2016-17.

The Russian professional ice hockey winger Artemi Panarin (24) has won the 2015-16 season Calder Memorial Trophy.