Daily Current Affairs of 16th October 2017
International Current Affairs
- Today (16th October) is World Food Day.
- This day is observed every year around the world in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organizaiton of the United Nations in the year 1945.
- Theme of World Food Day 2017 : "Change the future of migration. Invest in food security and rural development."
- Today is World Spine Day.
- This day is observed to raise awareness about spinal health and spine disorders to individuals, communities, professionals and all stakeholders associated with spine care.
- Theme of World Spine Day 2017 : “Your Back In Action”
- The first ever Tri Services Joint Exercise between Indian and Russian Armed Forces, INDRA-2017 is going to be held in the Eastern Military District of Russia from 19th to 29th of October 2017.
- The UK and Germany today agreed that they will remain committed to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran after US President Donald Trump announced that he would not certify Iran's compliance with the pact.
- However, the countries also agreed that the international community needs to continue to explore ways of addressing concerns about Iran's ballistic missile programme.
