HRD Minister inaugurates 42nd New Delhi World Book Fair
Union Minister for Human Resource Development Smriti Irani on Saturday inaugurated the 42nd edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair at Pragati Maidan in the national capital.
The nine-day event, which began in 1972, is being organised by the National Book Trust (NBT), in association with the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO).
A total of 30 countries are participating in this year's fair, which is the largest such event in the Afro-Asian region.
Singapore is the guest country in this year's fair, while the status of the focus country has been accorded to South Korea.