0 Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 2-day national level conference on

"Capacity Building of SDRF-2017" organised by National Disaster Response Force in

Delhi.

1 Skill development Minister Rajeev Pratap Rudy said that a grant of around Rs. 550 crore
has been released to the states under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna.

2 China has successfully tested a solid-fuel variable flow ramjet engine which could
enhance the real combat ability of the country''s stealth aircraft and boost firing range of
missiles, official media reported.

3 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted BIMSTEC nations on the 20th
anniversary of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation).

4 In a bid to promote medicinal plantation in villages identified as Ganga Grams, a meeting

was organised by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and National Medicinal
Plant Board (NMPB) in New Delhi today during which a booklet of guidelines titled
Home Herbal Garden was jointly released by DG, NMCG, Shri UP Singh and Deputy
CEO, National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Smt. Padampriya Balakrishnan.

5 The National Trust under Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in collaboration with
key partners organised the conference Inclusive India Initiative: Towards an Inclusive
India for intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs).

6 Maharashtra to become second state after Punjab to ban electronic cigarettes.

7 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO) summit in Astana.

8 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Shri Sher Bahadur Deuba on
being elected the Prime Minister of Nepal.

9 oil India ltd. made an oil discovery in the Baghjan area of Upper Assam Basin.

10 Ministers will have to decide on FDI proposals within 60 days of the application and any
rejection will need concurrence of the DIPP.

11 Arun Jaitley embarked on a four day visit to Paris during which he will address Foriegn
investors and sign the OECD pact that aims to check cross border tax evasion by MNC's.

12 eteran parliamentarian Era Sezhiyan died here today following old age, sources close to
the leader said.

13 Scientists have developed a new wireless, battery-less pacemaker that can be implanted
directly into a patient's heart.
14 Scientists have discovered the hottest known planet located 650 light years from Earth.

15 Virendra Ojha,became the first Indian to complete the Comrades Marathon in South
Africa, winning a bronze at the world's oldest ultra marathon race.