- Lt General Rajeev Chopra has taken charge as the DG of NCC.
- Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P has taken charge as the flag officer Commending in chief in the western Naval Command.
- Virat Kohli has become the first player in history to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year.
- India's Kartik Sharma won the New South Wales men's Amateur Golf Championship in Australia.