The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Abu Dhabi (IIT-Delhi Abu Dhabi) was inaugurated in the presence of Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.

The Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences has said that the country will host the 26th meeting of the Committee on Environmental Protection (CEP 26) in Antarctica and the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM 46).