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G20 events introduced India's capabilities, diversity to world: PM Modi

A host of events held in the last one year under India's G20 presidency had introduced the country's capabilities and diversity to the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday and asserted that the country is becoming a "voice of the Global South". In his address to the nation on the 77th Independence Day, he also said that India's small towns may be small in size or population, but in having hopes and aspirations, they are "not less than anyone". Modi also recalled his visit last year to Bali, where India was handed over the G20 presidency by Indonesia. India assumed the G20 presidency on December 1, 2022, and since then a large number of meetings under different tracks of the bloc have been hosted across the country, which will culminate in the September 9-10 Summit in New Delhi. "Today, India is getting an opportunity to host the world for G20 events. And, in the last one year, the way G20 events have been held in various corners of the country, has introduced the ...

IAS, DANICS probationers deployed for G20 Summit preparations in Delhi

With the G20 Summit less than a month away, more than a dozen newly-inducted civil servants have been deployed in Delhi for round-the-clock patrol to point out gaps in preparations, officials said on Monday. The move will provide valuable field experience to the young probationers -- including two Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 13 from Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Island Civil Services (DANICS) cadre officers -- through round-the-clock inspections and submission of reports to the higher-ups, they said. The initiative was taken at the direction of Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena to fill the gaps in preparations by different agencies, said a senior city government officer. The young probationers also accompany the Lt Governor during his daily visits to different locations of the city to monitor the work underway such as road and footpath repairs, horticulture and general cleanliness. "The experience will help them get exposed to the highest levels in the government hierarchy," sai

It is right presidency at right time: UK Minister on India's G20 leadership

India's G20 presidency has been "incredibly important" as it offered effective leadership in addressing various global challenges including that of food security, British Security Minister Tom Tugendhat said. "It's quite clear to me that this is the right presidency at the right time," Tugendhat said. Under its G-20 presidency, India has been flagging concerns of the Global South including in areas of food, fuel and fertiliser besides focusing on ensuring inclusive global growth, speedy implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and green development among others. The British Security Minister was in India on a three-day visit primarily to attend the G20 anti-corruption ministerial meeting in Kolkata last week. In an interview to PTI, Tugendhat, delving into India-UK bilateral ties, said there is no debate in his country about New Delhi being an "essential ally" of London. In his remarks, the minister especially complimented India's global initiative to encourage t

Australian PM Anthony Albanese to attend G20 summit in Delhi on Sept 9, 10

Australia on Saturday announced that its Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will attend the G20 summit in Delhi on September 9 and 10. The Australian prime minister's visit to India will be part of his three-nation tour. The other two countries that he will be visiting are Indonesia and the Philippines. "From September 9-10, the Prime Minister will attend the G20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi," the Australian government said in a statement. It said G20 is the world's pre-eminent forum for global economic cooperation and the leaders will focus on navigating the global economy back to strong, sustainable and resilient growth.

Financial inclusion a key area of interest for G20: Govt official

The Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion is committed to encourage and support private sector's involvement in expanding the scope for financial inclusion and bringing the unbanked population under its blanket, a senior government official said on Friday. Chanchal C Sarkar, adviser G20, department of economic affairs of the finance ministry, told Bharat Chamber of Commerce that 200 more million men than women have access to the internet and women are 21 per cent less likely to own a cell phone, underlining the need to rope in the private sector to help bridge the financial inclusion gap. He pointed out that under the impact of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in India, the country achieved bank account ownership of 80 per cent people with the help of Jandhan accounts, mobile phones and Aadhar cards by 2019. He said about 1.4 billion people of G20 countries are currently unbanked. A total 55 per cent of them are women and the private sector's involvement is essential to brin

War in Ukraine would be among top topics at G20 summit in Delhi: US

The ongoing war in Ukraine would be one of the top topics of discussion during the G-20 Summit in New Delhi next month, according to a senior official of the United States. Leaders of G-20 nations, including US President Joe Biden, are scheduled to attend the G-20 summit in New Delhi in the first half of September. In all of our conversations with allies and partners around the world, we continue to discuss the war in Ukraine. It is always one of the top topics that comes up in all of our conversations, and I have no doubt that'll be true at the G20, State Department's Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters at his daily news conference on Tuesday.

G20's reform blueprint from Gandhinagar

The outcomes achieved on various work streams at the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' meeting reflect the perspectives of both developing and developed nations

MCD plan to remove stray dogs for month for G20 Summit illegal: PFA

People for Animals (PFA) has termed "illegal, impractical, and unwarranted" the plan of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to remove stray dogs from the streets of the national capital for sterilisation in the wake of the G20 Summit scheduled next month. A circular issued by the MCD on Wednesday said a massive sterilisation programme for dogs will start from Thursday and will continue till August 30. According to the circular, the stray dogs will be kept at the Animal Birth Control (ABC) centres temporarily due to the G-20 Summit. However, these dogs will be released back to the same locations they were picked up from. All the stray dogs picked up shall be kept at ABC centres for their further care and feeding till the programme is over, it said. Terming the action as "arbitrary", Ambika Shukla, a PFA Trustee, said catching and confinement of stray dogs is both cruel and unnecessary. "Clearly, no planning or thought has gone into this initiative. No notice, no consultation, no ...

Women-led development deliberations take centre stage at G20: Irani

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said thanks to his vision women-led development had become a subject of deliberations during the G20 leadership meetings for the first time. She was addressing a press conference here on the outcomes of the 'Ministerial Conference on Women's Empowerment', which concluded at Mahatma Mandir during the day. "Before India took over the G20 presidency, women-related subjects were never at the centre of discussions. Thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision, for the first time in the history of G20, women-led development became a subject of deliberations during G20 leadership meetings. For the first time, women-led agenda was central to the discussion in G20," Irani said. In the past, G20 never saw participation of women from rural or humble backgrounds, but under India's presidency, such women have now found a voice in G20, the Union Women and Child Development minister added. "The Indian G20 presidenc

BCAS nods Delhi Police plan for opening 3rd carriageway at airport for G20

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has approved the Delhi Police's traffic plan for the G20 Summit that will entail reopening a carriageway at the arrival zone of IGI Airport Terminal 3 which was closed by the airport operator a few months ago. The closure of the third carriageway, the farthest away from the terminal-3 building, triggered a tug of war between Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) and the police, which said the airport operator's action was "against the rules". In view of the G20 Summit scheduled for September 9 and 10, the Delhi Police presented a traffic plan in a meeting with BCAS on Wednesday. According to the traffic plan, the first and second carriageways will be dedicated to VIPs and VIP pass holders respectively and the third carriageway would receive verified commercial vehicles and private vehicles carrying physically challenged, disabled and elderly people, pregnant women and children. Airport sources have confirmed that the Bureau of Civil Aviati

Important roads, hotels linked to G20 meet being revamped: Raj Niwas

Sixty one important roads and twenty-three hotels associated with the G20 summit are being monitored by Delhi LG VK Saxena for their upkeep and revamp, Raj Niwas said on Monday. The recent rains and flooding had slowed down the progress of work and also caused substantial damage to revamp, especially in the central district along Ring Road/Yamuna and the Samadhi Complex, officials said. This prompted the LG to take stock of the situation afresh and ensure targeted efforts by ensuring inter and intra-agency coordination. Several areas of the city were flooded as the water levels of the Yamuna rose following heavy rainfall and the release of water from Hathnikund barrage. The flooding had led to the closure of several key stretches including Outer Ring Road and Vikas Marg. "Sixty one important roads along with the venue outside ITPO and 23 hotels, associated with the forthcoming Summit, spread over seven districts in the capital, are being monitored by the LG for their upkeep, spruc

G20: Communique need not distract us, action happening, says FM Sitharaman

"There is a tremendous appreciation that the agenda we are taking forward is of concern to all of us", the FM said

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Govt to release two commemorative coins to mark India's G20 presidency

It will also be flanked on the left periphery with the word 'Bharat' in Devnagari script and on the right periphery with the word 'India' in English

Ministers from 35 countries to meet for G20 Climate Working Group

Chennai will play host to the fourth Environment & Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) and Environment and Climate Ministers' meeting, which commences here on July 26, in which nearly 35 ministers from different countries will participate. Speaking about the three-day event being held under India's G20 Presidency, Richa Sharma, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, here said on Tuesday that Union Environment Bhupender Yadav who holds the portfolio will address the ministerial meeting. About 300 delegates from the G20 member countries, invitees and representatives of several international organisations will be taking part in meeting. The previous meetings were held in Bengaluru, Gandhinagar, and Mumbai. "We have brought in new thematic priorities for discussions, such as land degradation due to forest fires or owing to abandoned mines. Different working groups will conclude their work and finally meet in Delhi," Sharma told ...

Grassroot-level empowerment in focus during India's G20 presidency

A series of meetings, including several public events, have been organised under the aegis of Women20 and G20 Empower, with grassroot-level empowerment through SMEs and Self-Help Groups being in focus during India's presidency of the bloc, government sources said on Tuesday. Sources in the Union Women and Child Development Ministry, the nodal agency for both Women20 (W20) and G20 Empower, said a new chapter on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) has been added to the KPI (key performance indicators) dashboard to collate data on gender empowerment. The revamped dashboard will be launched on August 1. A KPI dashboard displays key performance indicators in interactive charts and graphs to enable quick analysis. The sources said a new focus area -- supporting women at the grassroots -- has been added to the best practices playbook/BPP this year. A best practices playbook has also been created in which 151 best practices from advocates from the private sector have been added. Three work

Redeveloped ITPO complex of Pragati Maidan 2 | PM Modi to inaugurate ITPO complex at Pragati Maidan

The redeveloped complex of India Trade Promotion Organisation's (ITPO) Pragati Maidan, which will host India's G20 leaders meetings in September, will be inaugurated on July 26. Take a look

G20 Energy Transition: 1 step ahead for India, 2 back on climate action

For India, the language around hydrogen, fossil fuel and its abatement furthers its own energy transition plans

Most members of G20 Energy meeting condemned war in Ukraine: Chair

Most members at the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial meeting, which was held in Goa on Saturday, strongly condemned the Ukraine war and stressed it is causing immense human suffering, the chair of the meeting said. In an outcome document released after the meeting, the chair said most members expressed that the war was exacerbating existing fragilities in the global economy, constraining growth, increasing inflation, disrupting supply chains, heightening energy and food insecurity, and elevating financial stability risks. Union minister of power and new and renewable energy R K Singh was the chair of the meeting. India holds the G20 presidency this year. The war in Ukraine has adversely impacted the global economy, said the document. We reiterated our national positions as expressed in other fora, including the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly, it said. The outcome document referred to Resolution No. ES-11/1 dated 2 March 2022, as adopted by majority vote that ...

G20 draft tweaked to reflect dissent on cutting 'unabated' fossil fuels

A draft late on Friday read: "The importance of making efforts towards phase down of unabated fossil fuels, in line with different national circumstances was emphasized"