From P V Sindhu to surpassing UK's economy, 2016 was a year of many firsts

Football club Bengaluru FC made history in October by reaching the finals of the AFC Cup

The year 2016 has been a rough year for India. From a  harsh attempt to suppress free speech, food, demonetisation, Terrorist attacks such as Pathankot and Uri, it’s no surprise everyone is counting down the days till the year is over.

Business Standard bring you list of things that happened for the first time in 2016:

1. Dipa Karmakar becomes the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics. However, she didn’t win a medal but she did make a name for herself. As she became one of the few gymnasts in the world to execute the Produnova vault