S Rukmini Palanivel Rajan was appointed the new chairperson of the board of trustees of Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple of Madurai.
The Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) convened its 7th session at Kochi, Kerala.
The 63rd Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) meeting was held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
A Russian cosmonaut, Oleg Kononenko, has set a world record for the most time spent in space, after logging more than 878 days or nearly two-and-a-half years.
The EU launched a “European Ports Alliance” to harmonise methods in the fight against drug smuggling and to combat the hubs’ infiltration by criminal groups.
Former Indian wicket-keeper Farokh Engineer and all-rounder Mr Ravi Shastri were bestowed with the Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Awards.