Indian-American Mathematician Nikhil Srivastava was nominated for American Mathematical Society (AMS) for the first Ciprian Foias Award in Operator Theory.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the Swachh technology challenge, under the aegis of Swachh Bharat Mission 'Urban 2.0 (SBM-U 2.0)'.
The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu launched 'Public Service Ethics - A Quest for Naitik Bharat' authored by Prabhat Kumar, published by IC Centre for Governance, at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas, New Delhi.