India Energy Week 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated India Energy Week 2023 which is the first major event under India's presidency.
The B20 India 2023 dialogue will take place under the theme of 'RAISE,' an acronym for Responsible, Accelerated, Innovative, Sustainable and Equitable Businesses.
India's G-20 leadership: India formally assumed the presidency of G20 (Group of 20) on December 1, 2022. New Delhi is also scheduled to hold the next G20 Leaders' Summit, at the level of Heads of State/Government, on September 9-10 this year.
Amid war with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a telephonic conversation with PM Modi wished India a successful G20 Presidency and thanked him for New Delhi's humanitarian support to the country.
PM Modi meeting: Highlighting a large number of visitors coming to India during India's G20 Presidency and the international media focus on various events, the Prime Minister underlined the importance of States and UTs utilizing this opportunity to rebrand themselves as attractive business.
G-20 Presidency meeting: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired an all-party meeting to underscore the significance of India's presidency of the G20 and brief the leaders about the government's approach.
During the meeting, PM Modi stated that India’s G20 Presidency belongs to the entire nation, and is a unique opportunity to showcase India’s strengths to the entire world.
Amitabh Kant stated that India was also rolling out its own agenda as well as maintaining the G20 presidency at a time when there is a surge in inflation and a slowdown of global growth.
IMF on India's G20 agenda: Speaking to the media, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Director of the Strategy and Policy Review department at the IMF, said India is putting together a collective agenda for a much more prosperous future.
India's G20 presidency: President Droupadi Murmu's tweet came after India formally assumed the G20 Presidency on December 1.
Noting that assuming G20 presidency is a "big opportunity" for India, Modi said the theme that India has given is “One Earth, One Family, One Future” which shows its commitment to 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (world is one family).
G20 Summit: PM Modi, who will leave for the Indonesian city on Monday, will hold bilateral meetings with around 10 world leaders and will also attend a community event to connect with Indian diaspora in Indonesia, the sources said.
India's G20 presidency logo launch: PM Modi on India's upcoming presidency of G20 grouping said that it is matter of pride for all Indians and that it will bring greater glory for all Indians
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted eight areas for consideration during India's G20 presidency, which will start on December 1. These topics included multilateral institution changes and food and energy security.
India assumes the G-20 presidency later this year.
The G-20, or Group of Twenty, is an intergovernmental forum of 19 countries and the European Union that works on major global issues.
The G20 leaders committed to achieving food security and adequate nutrition for all, leaving no one behind. G-20 nations, including India, also committed to strengthen actions to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.
The UN climate summit in Glasgow opened formally on Sunday, kicking off 2 weeks of intense diplomatic talks on curbing global warming.
"Considering that coronavirus keeps mutating, we have to work out mechanisms for systematic and quick upgrade of vaccines," Putin told a G20 summit.
These “should be our policy goals,” Sitharaman said at the in-person meeting of the 4th G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors under the Italian presidency.
Making the announcement, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday that India will hold the G20 presidency from December 1, 2022, and will convene the G20 leaders' summit in 2023 for the first time.
Speaking to reporters after Thursday's summit of G20 ministers, Italy's Minister for Technological Innovation and Digital Transition Vittorio Colao said the creation of working group was the crowning achievement of the talks, Xinhua news agency reported.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the G20 Action Plan is an expression of collective commitment to fight COVID-19 pandemic and it should remain relevant and effective as the crisis evolves.
The powerful G-20 grouping on Thursday decided to inject over USD 5 trillion into the global economy to counter economic disruptions triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called upon the governments of G-20 countries to device a concrete action plan to fight the coronavirus pandemic, while addressing the Extraordinary Virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit