· French astrophysicist and one of the discoverer of Neptune's Rings who passed away recently - Andre Brahic
· Indian journalist who has been elected as the Deputy Mayor of Loughton town in UK - Philip Abraham
· First Indian to be awarded International Astronautical Federation's (IAF) Hall of Fame Award - UR Rao
· Indian - American who has been conferred University of Houston's highest teaching award recently - Rupa Iyer
· India has signed protocol with which country to amend the bilateral Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) recently - Slovenia
· Veteran Gujarat folk singer who passed away recently - Diwaliben Bhil
