The fourteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification was held in New Delhi, and India is the current chair of the organisation.
The New Development Bank issued a Chinese yuan 7 billion bond (about USD 1.04 billion) in the China Interbank Bond Market with a 3-year maturity period.
Uttrakhand Government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) for the development of new and renewable energy projects in the state.
Nand Mulchandani is the first Indian-origin person to be appointed as the first-ever Chief Technology Officer of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).