Collaborative agreement for crop improvement was signed between - ICAR and ICRISAT

  • On 15th March 2017, The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the International Crops Research Institute inked a collaborative agreement with an aim for crop improvement.
  • Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) and Director General (ICAR) and Dr David Bergvinson, Director General, ICRISAT inked this agreement.

Military Industrial Conference between India and which country was held in New Delhi - Russia

  • On 17th March 2017, India-Russia Military Industrial Conference was inaugurated in New Delhi. This conference was inaugurated by Union Minister of Defence, Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley and Denis Manturovon who is Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia.

World Sparrow Day 2017 observed globally on - 20th March 2017

  • The World Sparrow Day was observed across the world on 20th March 2017.
  • The day is created with an aim to raise awareness about the house sparrow and then other common birds to urban environments.

MoU signed between India and Mauritius to - Execute USD 20 million social housing project

  • India and Mauritius signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to execute a USD 20 million social housing project in Mauritius on 20th March 2017. 
  • The MoU was signed in the presence of M Venkaiah Naidu, the Union Minister of Urban Development and the visiting Mauritius’s Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Housing and Lands Showkutally Soodhun.
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