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• 8th March : International Women's day
• Two-thirds Indians have to pay bribe, highest in Asia Pacific: Survey
• Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and UAE in field of Energy Efficiency Services

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for Indias accession to the Customs Convention on International Transport of Goods under cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) and necessary procedures for ratification.

Union Cabinet has approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and the United Nations Entity of Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women).

The Trade Mark Rules, 2017 have come into effect, streamlining and simplifying the processing of Trade Mark applications.

According to recently released World Health Organisation (WHO) report titled Inheriting a sustainable world: Atlas on childrens health and the environment, polluted environment kills around 1.7 million children a year.

The Union Cabinet has approved signing of the Definitive Agreement on Oil Storage and Management between Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Ltd (ISPRL) and UAE�s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved proposal for revival of 50 under-served/un-served airports or airstrips of the State Governments, Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Civil enclaves.

The Union Cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) to provide various services in the field of energy management and conservation.

India has got the dubious distinction of having the highest bribery rate in the Asia Pacific, with a survey showing today that more than two-thirds of Indians had to pay �tea money� or fork out other forms of bribe to get public services.

The world longest serving warship INS Viraat was decommissioned by the Indian Navy at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, Maharashtra after nearly six decades of service.