1.Mexico has set up its first consulate in South India in Chennai that will cater to Tamil nadu,Andhra Pradesh,Kerala,Karnataka,Telengana.This is consulate is the 3rd in the country with the other being in Mumbai and Kolkata.
2.World Health Organisation(WHO) head quartered in Geneva has declared Sri Lanka as a Malaria free country.
3.Japanese Prime minister Shinzo Abe has agreed to provide 2 Large sized patrol ships and lend upto 5 used surveillance aircraft to Philippines
4.Reserve bank of India has reallocated the portfolios of deputy governors following the elevation of Urjit patel as governor.Deputy governor R Gandhi was assigned the crucial Monetary policy department which was earlier under Urjit Patel.
5.An Indo Japanese Priyanka Yoshikawa was crowned Miss Japan title striking a fresh blow for racial equality.
6.Sri Lankan president Maitripala sirisena and minitry of public health of the democratic people's Republic of Korea conferred the Excellence in Public health awards by the WHO South east Asian region for their remarkable and sustained role in the public health gains.
7.India and Chile agreed to expand the scope of Preferential trade agreement by covering more goods for tariff concessions.
8.Lenskart.com the online eye wear retailer has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Premji invest, a fund set up by wipo chairman Azim Premji.
9.Arunachal Pradesh government has appointed Actor John Abraham as the Brand Ambassador for tourism to promote tourism in the state.
10.Rajasthan's Education department has partnered with US based CISCO to promote digital learning across the people and share his thoughts on different issues.
11.United Kingdom has appointed an Ambassador to Iran for the first time since 2011.Nicholas Hoptan a former British Ambassador to Yemen will take up the role.
