• Indian judoka Avtar Singh qualifies for 2016 Rio Olympic Games
• India’s first Mr Universe Manohar Aich passes away
• PM Narendra Modi conferred Afghanistan’s highest civilian honour

South Asian Games gold medallist Indian judoka Avtar Singh has qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games scheduled to be held in August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

India̢۪s first Mr Universe and eelebrated body-builder Manohar Aich passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal age-related ailments. He was 104.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with Amir Amanullah Khan Award, the highest civilian honour of Afghanistan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani jointly inaugurated the Afghan-India Friendship Dam in Herat province in Western Afghanistan.

Novak Djokovic joined the tennis greats when he downed British second seed Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to claim his maiden French Open title and hold all four Grand Slams at the same time.

India and Qatar signed seven agreements, including one facilitating Qatari institutional investments in India̢۪s National Infrastructure Investment Fund and another on the exchange of information on terrorist financing and money laundering.

The Ministry of Urban Development announced a package of Rs. 19,762 crore for decongestion of the national capital and recommended a set of stringent measures, including the introduction of a Congestion Tax.

• Haryana Government launches Asia’s first Gyps Vulture Reintroduction Programme
• Assam Assembly passes Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2006
• India ranks 70th on 2015 Good Country Index

In recently released 2015 Good Country Index (GCI), India has been placed at 70th position in the list of 163 countries.

India and Singapore have agreed to enhance the scale of existing bilateral military interaction and decided to expand the interaction between the armed forces.

Haryana Government has launched Asia’s first ‘Gyps Vulture Reintroduction Programme’ at the Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre at Pinjore.