India has sent a proposal to the United Nations (UN) for declaring the year 2018 as 'International Year of Millets'. The country's proposal was sent to the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres by Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh.
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas had organised a consultative workshop on New National Policy on Biofuels & Pradhan Mantri Ji-Van Yojana (VGF for 2nd Generation Ethanol Bio Refineries) for inviting suggestions for drafting a suitable roadmap for Biofuels in India.