G20 Culture Ministers' Meeting: The delegates had started arriving in the holy city from August 23 (Wednesday) and streets and ghats had been spruced up for the occasion. The CWG culminates with the Culture Ministers' Meeting on August 26.
Although the Kremlin cites ongoing "war" as a reason for his absence, it was obvious his decision to skip the event was motivated by the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his alleged atrocities against children and women in Kyiv.
According to the Kremlin, Putin's main emphasis now is the ongoing war against Ukraine which Moscow dubbed a "special military operation."
The delegations from China and Brazil will stay in Taj Palace, Delhi and the US delegation will stay in ITC Maurya Sheraton in Chanakyapuri, according to India TV sources.
"We look forward to the successful hosting of the 18th G20 Summit in New Delhi under the Indian G20 Presidency," said the BRICS leaders in a joint statement
PM Modi has proposed for granting permanent membership to African Union (AU) in the G20 under India's presidency and exuded confidence that all BRICS countries will support the inclusion.
New Delhi: The venue of the summit will be the newly opened International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre named 'Bharat Mandapam' at Pragati Maidan.
This comes after Delhi Police had urged the Chief Secretary to declare a public holiday from September 8 to 10.
"I commend India for their steps in advancing Universal Health Coverage and the Ayushman Bharat scheme which is the world 's largest health assurance initiative," said the WHO chief in Gujarat.
Let us facilitate equitable availability of technology. This initiative will allow countries in the global south to close the gap in healthcare delivery. It will take us one step closer to our goal of achieving universal health coverage (UHC), PM Modi said.
The schools and colleges may be asked to go online and offices might be asked to be on work from home in view of the mega event.
According to the official notification, PM Modi will start his speech at around 7:00 a.m. following the unfurling of Tiranga.
New Delhi has ensured that so far the geopolitical differences do not supersede international cooperation which is the core mandate of the G20 grouping and the summit.
G-20 Summit: MCD had issued an action plan for the removal of stray dogs from the vicinity of prominent locations in the national capital.
Responding to the speculations, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Arindam Bagchi said that India has already sent the invitations to the leaders for the mega event.
World Bank President Ajay Banga, who is on India's visit to participate in G20 meet, hailed the Indian economy saying India is doing a lot of things to stay ahead during the global slowdown.
PM Modi on climate change: In a video message to the three-day meeting underway in Hyderabad, Modi said climate change is causing extreme weather events more and more frequently, and these challenges are felt most by the global South.
Although the nation's transition from fossil fuels to cleaner sources is expected to be slower than that of other regions, cheap electricity from renewable energy sources like solar energy can help it become a green hydrogen leader.
During the telephone conversation, the leaders reviewed a number of issues of bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on various multilateral and global issues of mutual interest.
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Speaking to the media, Simon Wong, High Commissioner of Singapore to India said, "Tourists from around the world should visit Kashmir."
Addressing the inaugural session of the third tourism working group meeting of the G20 countries at the SKICC, the presence of UN representatives indicates that the world wants India to host such events.
The 'RRR' actor Ram Charan said that Kashmir is the "coolest" place to shoot films in India and it is a surreal feeling to visit the Valley.
We'll (Centre) go out of our way in providing assistance in shooting movies and shoot locations and help to shift film destination from any other part to Kashmir, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said.
The critical G20 Summit is due to be held on May 22-24, despite neighbouring Pakistan and its "all-weather friend" trying to politicise the matter by racking up the issue of abrogation of Article 370 from the valley.