The U.N. General Assembly has approved the appointment of Costa Rican economist Rebeca Grynspan as the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
The Forex reserve of India increased by USD 6.842 billion to $605.008 billion with this, India has tied with Russia as the fourth largest reserve holder in the world.
A mobile application devoted to Yoga named as "Namaste Yoga", has been laucnhed by Ministry of AYUSH aimed to raise awareness about yoga and make it accessible for the larger community.