1. UNITE Aware Platform - India, in collaboration with the United Nations (UN), has launched a technology platform to ensure the safety and security of peacekeepers who are operating across the world. It utilises modern surveillance technology for real time threat assessments to peacekeepers in maintaining security. This will access live video and satellite imagery, and in very volatile circumstances can also deliver early warnings to peacekeepers.


2. The upcoming sports university in Meerut will be named after legendary Hockey player Major Dhyan Chand.
3. Hakainde Hichilema became new president of Zambia.
4. New algal species with ‘umbrella head’ discovered from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Named after the imaginary sea mermaid, Acetabularia jalakanyakae is very primitive and is a single-cell organism.
5. The Taliban has stopped all imports and exports with India.