MoU between India and Italy for cooperation in Phytosanitary issues

Cabinet approves Mou between India and Italy for cooperation in Agriculture and Phytosanitary issues and a wide range of other sectors including animal husbandry, agricultural research, food processing, and other additional fields.

The cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Awarded for its effort to combat illegal wildlife trade

India was awarded the Certificate of Commendation.

India is awarded for its exemplary enforcement action in its regional and global effort to combat illegal wildlife trade. 

Award was conferred to the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB).

Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan shared this information.

NASA study suggests Pluto may have liquid water oceans

This study was published in a journal titled - Icarus.

This journal stated that the heat generated by the gravitational pull of moons formed from massive collisions could extend the lifetimes of liquid water oceans beneath the surface of these large icy worlds.

National Nutrition Mission

The Union Cabinet approved the setting up of the National Nutrition Mission (NNM) with a three-year budget of Rs.9046.17 crore starting from 2017-18.

 The aims of the mission are to reduce stunting, under-nutrition, anemia among young children, women, and adolescent girls and reduce low birth weight.

Set up a trauma center in each district of the country

The Supreme Court of India asked all the states and Union Territories to set up a trauma centre in each district of the country and make safety norms a part of the school curriculum.

Ajeya Warrior-2017

Ajeya Warrior- 2017 14-day long Combined Military exercise between India and the United Kingdom began at the Mahajan Field Firing Range near Bikaner, Rajasthan.

World AIDS day 2017

1 December day was observed across the world as The World AIDS day

Special cell for women entrepreneurs

Setting up women's cell to help women entrepreneurs announced by Niti Aayog.

CEO of Niti Aayog Amitabh Kant along with Telangana IT Minister K Taraka Ramarao during the conclusion of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad  announce this.

World’s first IT campus for differently-abled-Telangana

Telangana signed an agreement with Vindhya E-Infomedia Private Limited to set up the world’s first Information and Technology (IT) campus for differently-abled persons in Hyderabad.

Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman

first phase of the Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman inaugurated by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

International Day of Persons with Disabilities: 3 December:

46th Navy Day 

Navy Day across India:4 December

AYUSH & Wellness

The first global summit on AYUSH & Wellness inaugurated  in Delhi.

The theme of the event is ‘Enhancing the global potential of AYUSH.

Shashi Kapoor dies at 79

‘Petro’ cryptocurrency to combat US blockade

Venezuela will be introducing a digital currency called the Petro in a desperate bid to evade strict US sanctions as declared by Nicolas Maduro.

Nicolas Maduro is President, of Venezuelan.

World Soil Day 

World Soil Day was observed across the world on 5 December.

theme of the day is ‘Caring for the Planet starts from the Ground’

Government to Government Umbrella Agreement

Government to Government Umbrella Agreement concerning the Financial Cooperation  signed by India and Germany 

President Trump's travel ban

The United States Supreme Court ruled that the travel ban imposed on six Muslim countries by President Donald Trump can now go fully into effect.

The United States Supreme Court on 4 December 2017 ruled that the travel ban imposed on six Muslim countries by President Donald Trump can now go fully into effect.

International Tourism Mart

Assam’s governor Jagdish Mukhi in Guwahati inaugurated the 6th ‘International Tourism Mart’ (ITM).

The aim of this mart is to put special emphasis on India’s ‘Act East Policy’, blossoming ties with ASEAN and the larger East Asia region, which is home to the world’s rapidly growing economies and India’s emerging tourism markets.

Similar plate tectonics as Earth find in Jupiter’s Moon

The icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa may have plate tectonics similar to those on Earth According to a new research.