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Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES-2017) in Hyderabad, with 'Women First, Prosperity for All' as this year's theme, will be the first GES in which women will form the majority (52.5%) of participants. Over 10 countries will be represented by an all-female delegation, including Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. Miss World Manushi Chhillar will also be among the speakers at the summit.

An artist from Gujarat's Bhuj has gifted Prime Minister Narendra Modi a sketch, claiming it to be the world's largest sketch made with colour pencils. The sketch is 80 square feet in size and took five months to be completed. A picture of the sketch along with its artist was posted on PM Modi's Twitter account.

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan completed 12 years in office on Wednesday. Listing his government's achievements, he talked about the 'Ladli Laxmi' scheme, rise in area under irrigation from 7.5 lakh-hectares to 40 lakh-hectares, and CM Meritorious Students Scholarship programme. Saying total liquor ban is not a solution, he stressed on increasing people's awareness on its harmful effects.

As many as 43 volumes of pre-Independence records of the Punjab Legislative Council have been procured from Pakistan and added to Punjab Vidhan Sabha library. The records include information about the Indian Independence Bill, views of the council members on partition, and key resolutions passed by them. A copy of the records will also be given to the Haryana Assembly.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most-tweeted about elected world leader after US President Trump this year, according to data released by microblogging site Twitter. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is third on the list, followed by Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Meanwhile, PM Modi is also the most followed Indian in 2017, with a following of 37.5 million.

The Supreme Court collegium has approved the names of 19 candidates for elevation as judges to various High Courts and recommended names of 23 additional High Court judges for being made permanent. The names will now be sent to the Centre for approval after which the President will formally issue a warrant of appointment.

PM Narendra Modi on Thursday commissioned India's first indigenous Scorpene-class submarine Kalvari into the Navy at Mumbai's Naval Dockyard. The 1,565-tonne INS Kalvari is India's first new diesel-electric submarine in 17 years and will be followed by five other Scorpene submarines under the ₹23,000-crore "Project-75". It is equipped with acoustic silencing techniques and weapon launching tubes.

Delhi's Nizamuddin East is the city's first large colony executing 100% garbage segregation at the household level. The residents, aided by the local Councillor and South Delhi Municipal Corporation, are able to carry out door-to-door waste collection every day. "We have been able to get rid of a large amount of trash lying scattered all over the area," officials said.

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has collaborated with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the Human Resource Development Ministry to launch the world's first online certificate course on sand art in March 2018. Pattnaik, who was awarded the Padma Shri in 2014, said that detailed instructional videos have been prepared for the course.

Karnataka's capital city Bengaluru has become the first Indian city to have its own logo, after the state government launched it on Sunday. The logo was designed by a design start-up and uses both English and Kannada alphabets. Adding that Bengaluru has a vibrant culture, the designers said, "We wanted the 'Be' and 'u' to stand out."

BJP's veteran leader and five-time MLA Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday took oath as the 14th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh after the party formed the state government with 44 seats. Thakur defeated Congress candidate Chet Ram from Seraj with a margin of over 11,000 votes. He had earlier served as state Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.

Raj Kumar Vaishya, who is 98 years old, on Tuesday received his master's degree in Economics from Patna's Nalanda Open University. Earlier this year, Vaishya entered the Limca Book of Records as the oldest person to apply for a postgraduate degree. He had received a law degree in 1940 but discontinued his education due to family responsibilities.

Indian-origin scientist Pratibha Laxman Gai has been named for damehood, the female equivalent of knighthood, for "services to chemical sciences and technology". Gai has over 300 referred scientific papers in leading journals and nine co-authored and edited books and journal issues. She is the fourth Indian-origin woman awarded the honour since it was instituted in 1917.

Arunachal Pradesh has been declared open defecation free ahead of the national deadline of October 2, 2019. The milestone was achieved after the state announced an incentive of ₹8,000 in addition to the ₹12,000-grant provided by the Centre for building toilets. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Haryana were declared open defecation free states in October 2017.

Kolkata is set to get its first floating market, named 'The Floating Market of Patuli', which is likely to be open for public in January. The 500-metre-long and 60-metre-wide market was developed by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority in collaboration with the municipal corporation by transforming a water body in Patuli. The market will house over 200 shops.