- Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin declared as Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) by United States of America (USA).
- Former India hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay honored with East Bengal football club’s highest honor that is Bharat Gaurav. (India’s hockey team won the Asian Games in 2002 under Pillay’s captaincy.)
- Senso Motoric Instruments (SMI) acquired by Apple. SMI is a company specialized in eye-tracking technology.
- The 9th Halle Open titletournament won by Roger Federer. He won this Cup for the first time in his career.
- Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) announced Group Insurance cover for the pilgrims and service providers from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 3 lakh.
- Uttar Pradesh Government has signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank ADB for a loan of 1950 crore rupees for strengthening of roads in different district.
- India has signed an agreement for IBRD Credit of USD 35 Million with World Bank for “Assam State Public Financial Institutional Reforms Project”.
- India could shift to a January to December financial year from 2018, as the Centre appears set to make the historical transition to end the 150-year-old tradition of an April to March fiscal.
- Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has launched a Digital MSME Scheme to further boost Ministry’s efforts towards making Digital India Mission successful.
- Software major SAP India has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) to jointly launch Bharat ERP — a programme to empower small businesses digitally.
- Kaushik Basu appointed as President of the International Economic Association (IEA).
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