In December 2010, the UN officially declared that it would annually observe the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on August 30 each year, starting from 2011.

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the Fit India Movement at a ceremony in New Delhi on the occasion of National Sports Day.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 26th Mela of Ladakhi-Kisan-Jawan-Vigyan Mela organised by Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) in Leh, Rajnath Singh said, Kashmir has always been with us and will remain so.

“Dindigul lock and Kandangi saree were registered,” Chinnaraja G. Naidu, Deputy Registrar of Geographical Indications said that both these products were losing their sheen in the market, and the GI tag would help them get some recognition.

The Government has taken a conscious decision to establish an International Standard Zoo and Biopark on the forest land at Gorewada, Nagpur. Expressing India’s continued commitment towards protecting forests and wildlife, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar stated, “The Zoo will have attractions like Bio Park, Indian Safari, African Safari, Night Safari, Research, Education and Training, facilities for tourists, etc”.

In Jammu and Kashmir, Governor Satyapal Malik has said that Industrial Training Institutes will be set up in each district to impart skills to the youth and give professional training.

Russia is likely to offer India its conventional submarines on the government-to-government route under the Navy’s Project-75I at the summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin at Vladivostok next week.

Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi has said that the decision of 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) under the automatic route for coal mining activities is the biggest reform by Modi Government.

Civil Aviation Minister Mr Hardeep Singh Puri launched an aviation job portal. Aviation jobs is a unique web-based portal that brings together job seekers and prospective employers in the Indian civil aviation sector.

The Prime Minister will also launch 10 AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres (AYUSH HWCs) located in the state of Haryana.

In shooting, Abhishek Verma won the gold medal and Saurabh Chaudhary the bronze, in a dominant display by Indian shooters in the men’s 10m air pistol event of the World Cup at Rio de Janeiro. India were placed at the top of the medals tally with two gold, one silver, and a bronze.