· Renowned Kerala born artist popularly known as 'Mani Da' who passed away recently - K.G. Subramanyan
· Indian-origins who have been honoured with prestigious 'Great Immigrants: The Pride of America' Award 2016 - Sundar Pichai, Hari Sreenivasan, Vikram Malhotra, Bharati Mukherjee
· India's rank in the Human Capital Index 2016 released by World Economic Forum - 105 (1st position - Finland)
· Indigenously built heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo which has been successfully inducted in the Indian Navy - Varunastra
· The theme of National Statistics Day 2016 (June 29) - Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
· The countries recently elected as the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council - Sweden, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan
· Eminent Chess player who was honoured with `Honoris Causa' Doctor of Science degree by Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur - Viswanathan Anand
· The scheme recently launched by Odisha government to afford education loan at 1% interest to students for pursuing higher studies - Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojana
