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1. India has been unanimously elected as the president of the UN-Habitat, an organ of the United Nations to promote sustainable human settlements across the globe.
2. Sohail Mahmood, one of Pakistan’s senior-most diplomats, will be the country’s new High Commissioner to India.
3. Airtel has entered into a strategic partnership with Cab booking company Ola to offer a range of digital services to customers.
4. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India’s growth is expected to rebound to 7.2 per cent in the 2017-18 fiscal and 7.7 per cent in 2018-19.
5. Professor Vikram Vishal, who serves as an Assistant professor in the department of Earth Sciences in the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has won the prestigious Indian National Science Academy (INSA) medal for Young Scientist (2017).
6. Konkona Sensharma has been named the best director for her directorial debut “A Death in the Gunj” and the best actress for “Lipstick under My Burkha” at 2017’s New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF).
7. A consultant and knowledge service provider in the clean technology market, Bridge to India in its India Solar Handbook 2017 said that India will become the third biggest solar market globally in
2017.
8. Mobile company Vivo, became the title sponsor of the Pro Kabaddi League.
9. Mobile wallet company MobiKwik, announced its association with web portal and mobile application Bhopal Plus. The tie-up will enable residents of Bhopal in paying taxes and bills for utility services such as electricity and water through MobiKwik.
10. America and the Philippines started their main annual joint military exercise ‘Balikatan’.
