1. India became an associate member of the European
Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), the world’s largest nuclear and
particle physics laboratory.
2. INS Chennai, a Kolkata-class stealth Guided missile destroyer ship was
commissioned into Indian Navy’s combat fleet by Defence minister Manohar
Parrikar in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
3. India’s longest expressway connecting Agra and Lucknow was inaugurated by
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at Bangarmau in Unnao district of
UP. It has been built by the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development
Authority (UPEIDA) in a record time of 23 months.
4. India was placed at the 20th rank among the 58 countries on the 2017 Climate
Change Performance Index (CCPI).
5. Scientists have discovered a new ‘super Earth’ type exoplanet named as GJ
536b orbiting a very bright star near to our Sun.
6. The twin trial of surface-to-surface nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile was
successfully conducted by the India Army from a test range at Chandipur in
Odisha During the test, two Prithvi-II missiles in salvo mode were successfully
test-fired in quick succession from mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of
the Integrated Test Range (ITR).
7. Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Princess of Thailand, was conferred with the first
World Sanskrit Award. She was honoured for her exemplary contribution for the
promotion of Sanskrit language for the year 2015.
8. Senior journalist Akshaya Mukul won the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2016
for his book Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India.
9. Captain Radhika Menon was bestowed with the 2016 International Maritime
Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea at IMO Headquarters in
London, United Kingdom. Menon was honoured with the prestigious award for her
role in the rescue of seven fishermen from a sinking fishing boat in the Bay of
Bengal in June 2015.
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