2016 AT GLANCE

JANUARY 2016

2015 SAFF championship won by - India

Central CoalField Limited (CCL) university setup - Jharkhand

India-Nepal Bus service resumed after - 27 Years

105th Indian Science Congress President - Achyuta Samanta

First Tibetan language search engine - Cloud Tibet

Neerja Bhanot Award (2015) - Subhashini Vasanth

Brand Ambassador of Nagjee International Club Football Tournament - Ronaldinho

FEBRUARY 2016

First woman to head paramilitary force - Archana Ramasundram

First to ban supermarket food waste - France

2016 Cleanest city - Mysuru

Won Rio open title - Francesca Schiavone

MARCH 2016

First Asian to win "Golden Reel Award" - Resul Pookutty

First Digital state of India - Kerela

Single Emergency number of India - 112

APRIL 2016

Asia's Largest optical telescope - Aries (Nanital)

Fastest train of India - Gatiman Express

First Aadhaar enabled ATM by - DCB Bank

Countries to build bridge across Red sea - Saudi Arabia & Egypt

First region to end Malaria - Europe

MAY 2016

World first Robot Lawyer - Ross (U.S)

JUNE 2016

World longest & deepest rail tunnel - Gotthard Base (Switzerland)

First country to ban deforestation - Norway

World fastest super computer - Sunway Taihulight (China)

JULY 2016

First woman chief Justice of Nepal - Sushila Karki

Evacuate Indian in South Sudan (mission) - Sankat Mochan

First state to set happiness department - Madhya Pradesh

India's first e-Court - Hyderabad High Court

World's first Vaccine for Zika virus - Canada

India's first green rail corridor - Tamil Nadu

AUGUST 2016

Indian woman as International Olympic Committee member - Nita Ambani

Opening of International Olympic Committee (Rio,2016) - Maracona Stadium (Brazil)

16 year long FAST - Irom Sharmila

First state to rectify GST - Assam

1000 Olympics golds won by - USA

First Bio-CNG Plant - Pune

World's Largest Aircraft - Airlander 10

SEPTEMBER 2016

Largest River Island - Majuli (Assam)

First Software Robotic's in Banking - ICICI Bank

First gold at 2016 Rio Paralympics games - Mariyappan Thangavelv (High Jump)

OCTOBER 2016

Global green house emission agreement - Kigali

2016 Man Booker Prize - Paul Beatty

NOVEMBER 2016

First India-American woman elected to US House - Pramila Jayapal

NGO of Zakir Naik (Banned) - Islamic Research Foundation

First cash-less state - Goa

First Digital Village - Akodara

DECEMBER 2016

Rattan Watal Committee - Digital Payment

T.V Channel promote cash-less India - Digishala T.V

India's carbon neutral district - Majuli (Assam)

PETA Person of the year (2016) - Sunny Leone

World's highest bridge - Beipanjiang Bridge (China)