· India's first individual Olympic gold medalist who was named the country's flag bearer for the upcoming Rio Olympics - Abhinav Bindra
· Newly appointed chief military observer and head of the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) - Major General Per Lodin (Sweden)
· The person who has been appointed as the head of the newly created land policy cell in the NITI Aayog - T. Hague
· The biggest ever joint military exercise in Poland which was launched by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) members and partners - Anaconda 16
· The book, `The Gene: An Intimate History' is authored by - Siddhartha Mukherjee
· Name the author of the book 'The World in 2050-Striving for a More Just, Prosperous and Harmonious Global Community'- Piyush Goyal
· Name the train which was flagged off by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu recently in Bihar- Champaran Satyagrah Express Train
· The most powerful women in Tech 2016 as per the report of Forbes - Sheryl Sandberg
· The program which was launched by Google India and Tata Trusts in West Bengal to empower rural women - Internet Sathi
· The person who has won the Dublin International literary award recently - Akhil Sharma (Novel-Family Life)