India has become the co-chair of Working Group on Maritime Situational Awareness (WG-MSA) under Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS).

Assam̢۪s Guwahati became the first city in the country to have its own city animal after Kamrup metropolitan district administration declared Gangetic River dolphin as its official mascot.

India has managed to win crucial support from Switzerland for Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership.

The Gujarat government has announced its first ever IT and Electronics Start-up Policy which will be applicable only to IT and electronics related start-ups.

The Delhi government has approved the first Solar Policy which aims at making the Capital an environment-friendly solar city.

Himachal Pradesh became the first state in the country to have a State Data Centre (SDC), designed using green data centre concept. It was launched by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh in Shimla.

• V Narayanasamy sworn in as Puducherry CM
• India ranked 2nd on GRD index on ease of doing business
• Rajasthan Government launches Mobile App RajVayu on Air Quality Index

India and United States (US) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate hassle-free entry of Indians into America at selected airports.

Rajasthan Government has launched mobile application RajVayu for sharing information about air quality index of Jaipur, Udaipur and Jodhpur.

India has been ranked second position as per 2016 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) released by London-based business consultancy A T Kearney.

The world̢۪s first 3D-printed aircraft THOR was unveiled by European aerospace company, Airbus at the International Aerospace Exhibition held in Schoenefeld, Germany.

Congress Party leader V Narayanasamy was sworn in as Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry.