March 29, 2024

Summits


Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh participated in the 148th meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU, in Geneva, Switzerland. He led the Indian parliamentary delegation. The delegation includes five Rajya Sabha members – S. Niranjan Reddy, Kartikeya Sharma, Ashok Mittal, Prashanta Nanda, and Sumitra Balmik – along with Rajya Sabha Secretary General PC Mody. The Indian delegation highlighted the issues such as parliamentary diplomacy and building bridges for peace and understanding. The delegation attended the meetings of the IPU Asia Pacific Geo Political Group, APG BRICS Parliamentary Coordination Forum and IPU Forum of Women Parliamentarians. It also held a....Read More

The Army Commanders' Conference for the year 2024 will be held in hybrid mode, with the virtual conference scheduled for 28th March 2024 and the physical conference in New Delhi on 01st and 02nd April 2024. KEY HIGHLIGHTS The conference will be chaired by the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Manoj Pande, in New Delhi, with Army Commanders participating virtually from their respective Command Headquarters. During the conference, Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh will also introduce and interact with senior military leadership. The discussion will focus on critical agendas impacting the welfare of the region's military and veterans,....Read More

The Prime Minister of Belgium, Alexander De Croo, and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, co-chaired the first Nuclear Energy Summit held in ABOUT THE SUMMIT This Summit is an initiative in collaboration with the IAEA’s ‘Atoms4Netzero’ programme. Atoms4NetZero is an IAEA initiative that supports efforts by Member States to harness the power of nuclear energy in the transition to net zero. Launched during COP27, this initiative provides decision makers with data-driven energy scenario modelling. It is part of the multilateral approach to NUCLEAR ENERGY Nuclear energy is a form of energy released....Read More

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Startup Forum's fourth edition took place in New Delhi on March 19th, 2024. The initiative focused on broadening startup interactions among the SCO Member States, fostering an environment conducive to innovation, promoting job creation, and inspiring young talent to develop innovative solutions. India will host the second meeting of the SWG in November 2024 and the SCO Startup Forum 5.0 in January 2025. HISTORY: In 2020, India proposed an initiative to create a new pillar of cooperation between the SCO Member States, recognizing the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in driving and diversifying an economy.....Read More

South Korea hosted the 3rd Summit for Democracy in Seoul from 18-20 March 2024 in a hybrid format. The Summit for Democracy was started by American President Joe Biden in 2021 to address the emerging challenges to democracy from authoritarianism and defend and promote human rights. The Summit was opened by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was joined by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The theme of the third Summit for Democracy 2024 was “Democracy for Future Generations.” SUMMIT FOR DEMOCRACY The 1st Summit for Democracy was organized by the United States Department (Foreign Ministry) and hosted....Read More

India will host the 2025 International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) Annual Conference at Kochi, Kerala in February 2025. ABOUT THE CONFERENCE The Theme of 2025 Conference will be: "Next Generation Administrative Reforms – Empowering Citizens and Reaching the Last Mile". The conference aims to explore strategies that enable citizen empowerment and ensure effective governance at all levels. The 2025 conference is set to witness the participation of 30 member countries, 18 national sections, and over 50 IIAS universities and institutes of public administration. The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances is an institutional member of the International Institute....Read More

First national conference of tribal writers held in J&K. The 2-day conference, organised at the Jammu University's Bhaderwah campus was attended by 37 Adivasi writers, poets and cultural experts. Aim – To provide a platform for Adivasi writers to foster cultural exchange and address the challenges they face in preserving their unique identities. It is an initiative of Jharkhandi Bhasha Sahitya Sanskriti Akhara and the Anjuman-e-Taraqqi Gojri Adab. Representation of Tribals - Santhali, Gondi, Ho, Bhundhari, Koya, Banjara, Kharia, Kudhuk, Gujjar, Bakerwal, Gaddi and Munda, attended the conference. States Participated - Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Bihar, Jharkhand,....Read More

India hosted 9th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable in association with IEF in Bengaluru. Theme for this roundtable was "Mapping new pathways for energy security, inclusive growth and energy transitions". India’s Steps towards Energy Transition India recognizes that its energy transition path will involve a variety of energy solutions to support energy and economic growth. Advanced biofuels, green hydrogen, renewables and nuclear will play a critical role in the energy mix as India charters its path to the energy transition. India has met its commitment of 40% of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil energy sources by 2030 November 2021. The....Read More

India’s G-20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant inaugurated India’s first Model G-20 Summit organized by Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini’s Indian Institute of Democratic Leadership. The two-day Model G-20 Summit has been organized at the Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini’s Uttan campus in Mumbai to celebrate India’s presidency and take the idea of G-20 to the youth. Addressing the summit Mr. Kant informed that G-20 is an important forum because it accounts for 85 percent of the global GDP. G20 countries comprise developed and developing countries that have provided solutions to various global issues. India has taken the G-20 presidency amidst global turmoil like Post COVID....Read More

The National Council for Science and Technology operating under the Department of Science and Technology recently organized the National Child Science Congress, 2023. The congress was hosted by the Gujarat Council of Science City. It is being held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The theme of the congress was “Understanding Eco System for Health and Wellbeing”. More than 1400 delegates will attend the conference. Students at the district level in various states presented their projects to the committee on this theme. The teams from the State Level and Gulf Countries, hereby selected, will represent their respective States/Countries and present their projects at....Read More

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