The 2017 World Youth Forum, 5-day event was inaugurated by the President of Egypt Mr.Abdel Fattah el-Sisi held at Sharam El Shiekh in Egypt. From India, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Col Rajyavardhan Rathore had participated in the forum.
Indian Army launched an independent and fully-integrated Joint Training Node (JTN) at Umroi cantonment in Shillong, aims at hosting foreign armies in joint military exercises. It is the first of its kind in eastern command.
The government appointed Hasmukh Adhia, 1981 batch IAS officer, as the Finance Secretary. He is currently serving as the Revenue Secretary and is the senior-most in the Finance Ministry.