The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal informed that India has considered entering into a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Oman.
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) signs an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the Indian Space Research Organisation to upskill the technical workforce at the Department of Space of ISRO.
National Geographic Society has installed the "world's highest weather station" on Mount Everest at an altitude of 8,830 metres to automatically measure various meteorological phenomena.