1.Ahmedabad became the first Indian city to get UNESCO World Heritage City tag.
2. Former Indian Ambassador to the US Naresh Chandra died. He was 82.
3. Veteran actress Sumita Sanyal passed away. She was 71.
4. Mercedes' Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas won the Austrian Grand Prix title.
5.
President Pranab Mukherjee launched four major digital initiatives in to
push e-education. They are Swayam, Swayam Prabha, National Academic
Depository and National Digital Library.
6.
Parvez Rasool, the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to represent
India internationally, inaugurated a cricket academy sponsored by the
Army in Kashmir's Banihal area.
7.
India, Japan and United States (US) navies have kicked off 2017 MALABAR
trilateral naval Exercise near Chennai in Bay of Bengal. This year it is
the 21st edition of the naval exercise.
8. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO included Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site in the World Heritage List.
9. The
Uttar Pradesh Government has announced to open the first sports
university in the state to promote sports and sports management.
10. President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 'Ashiana Annexe’ in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
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