The Jawaharlal Nehru University signed an MoU with DRDO's Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences for cooperation in education and research.
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir took a proactive measure, via the Jammu & Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization with the initiative called "HAUSLA" for women entrepreneurs of Jammu & Kashmir.
In Chess, Abhimanyu Mishra made history by becoming the youngest chess Grandmaster, breaking the record of 12 years and seven months set by Sergey Karjakin in 2002.
The US has appointed Indian-American career diplomat Atul Keshap, an old India-hand at the state department, as the country's Charge'd Affairs in Delhi.