A new species of flowering tree, Mischogyne iddi trees, was discovered in the Usambara Mountains in Tanzania.
It has been categorised ‘Endangered’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s list.
The Kerala government will set up the country’s first space tech park at Thiruvananthapuram's Knowledge City.
A space museum named after former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam will also be a part of the infrastructure.
India’s first Garbage Cafe in Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh is launched, which will allow a full meal in return of plastic waste.
It is expected that the cafe will also provide homes to the rag pickers and garbage collectors of Ambikapur.
Chess Grandmaster from Tamilnadu P Iniyan settled for the second spot in the Thailand Open Chess held at Pattaya.
The Directorate of Education of Delhi is organising a 15-day "Happiness Utsav" across all its schools to celebrate the first year of the "happiness curriculum".