· The winner of Australian Open Super Series Badminton title 2016 - Saina Nehwal (India)
· The first state in India to have an open government data portal - Sikkim
· Newly elected speaker of the 14th Puducherry legislative assembly - V. Vaithilingam
· Name the 20th trilateral naval exercise involving the United States, Japan and India which has started in Japan recently - 2016 Malabar Exercise
· The highest paid athlete according to the Forbes 2016 list - Cristiano Ronaldo
· The book India's Wars: A Military History 1947-1971 is authored by - Arjun Subramaniam
Malayala Bhasha Patashala Awards:-
· Sanjayan Award (lyricist)- Prabha Varma
· O.Chanthu Menon Award (Novel) - K.R. Meera
· K.T. Muhammed Award (Theatre) - Pramod Payyanur
