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 President of Gambia, Adama Barrow, won the second term as President during Gambia's presidential election by achieving over 53% votes from 50 of 53 constituencies.
Indian-American Mathematician Nikhil Srivastava was nominated for American Mathematical Society (AMS) for the first Ciprian Foias Award in Operator Theory.