· An eminent Indian - American who has been named as the new Chief Digital Officer for New York City- Sree Srinivasan
· The person who was named as the President of Microsoft India- Anant Maheshwari
· Newly appointed Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes - Rani Singh Nair
· The country which has recently announced to perform the world's first genetic editing trial on human aiming to cure lung cancer - China
· The programme which was launched by Ministry of Communications for addressing the complaints and concerns of the common man and other stakeholders in the telecom and postal sectors - Twitter Seva
· The person who assumed charge as Air Officer Commanding in-Chief of Southern Air Command - Air Marshal S. Neelakantan
· The Indian translator who has been awarded the 2016 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant -Anita Gopalan
· The Indian who became the World Karate Champion (All styles) at the Martial Arts World Championships held in Sydney, Australia - Vivek Teja
· Typhoon that brought heavy rain and wind across all parts of Southern China - Typhoon Nida