India finished a creditable seventh in the 6th Commonwealth Youth Games after winning 11 medals comprising of 4 Gold, 1 Silver and 6 Bronze medals. The six-day multi-sporting event concluded on July 24, 2017 in Bahamas. The medal tally was topped by England with 51 medals (23 Gold, 16 Silver, 12 Bronze). It is followed by Australia with 39 medals (14 Gold, 14 Silver, 11 Bronze) and New Zealand with 31 medals (8 Gold, 14 Silver, 09 Bronze) at second and third place respectively.

India skipper Mithali Raj was chosen as the captain of the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 team by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Besides Mithali, Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma were the other two Indians included in the ICC's team.

A high altitude cloud physics observatory has been established at Munnar (Kerala), in Western Ghats, the region which is gateway for the monsoon of India. High altitude cloud physics observatory at Munnar is used to observe cloud and rain processes over that region with state of the art observations. The other such laboratory is functional at Mahabaleshwar (Konkan).

The Union Government on July 24, 2017 launched the Mobile app for road maintenance called “Aarambh”. The app aims at use of GIS based mapping for making road inventories, condition surveys, and producing cost estimates and other relevant data for preparation and monitoring of annual road maintenance plans. Its usage would greatly enhance the service delivery of the state level institutions in planning and implementing performance based rural roads maintenance contracts.

Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA) to develop the civil aviation sector in the state. AAI will also assist UCADA in obtaining necessary clearances for airport operations starting with the upgraded airport at Pithoragarh and later at Chiniyalisaur.

The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the first meeting of the newly constituted Islands Development Agency (IDA) in New Delhi. The IDA was set up on June 1, 2017 following the Prime Minister’s review meeting for the development of islands. In the first phase, the IDA has identified 10 ports for holistic development. These are Smith, Ross, Aves, Long and Little Andaman in Andaman & Nicobar and Minicoy, Bangaram, Suheli, Cherium and Tinnakara in Lakshadweep.