1. Second Education Working Group meeting of G20 countries begin in Amritsar
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The Ministry of Education is hosting the second Education Working Group meeting on March 15 in Amritsar, Punjab.
An overview of the news
28 G20 member countries, guest countries and invited organizations (OECD, UNESCO and UNICEF) are participating in the three-day event, which includes seminars, exhibitions and working group meetings.
A seminar on 'Strengthening research and promoting innovation through rich collaborations' will be organized by IIT Ropar in collaboration with IISc Bengaluru, IIM Amritsar and TISS Mumbai at Khalsa College.
The seminar will begin with a presentation by IISc Bengaluru on 'Research Initiatives in G20 Countries'.
The first meeting of G20 Education Working Group (G20 EWG) 2023 was held in Chennai on 1st and 2nd February.
Deliberation on the four priority areas
Ensuring Foundational Literacy and Numeracy especially in the context of blended learning.
Making Tech-enabled learning more inclusive, qualitative and collaborative at every level.
Building Capacities, promoting Life-long Learning in the context of Future of Work.
Strengthening Research, promoting Innovation through richer collaboration and partnerships.
2. First meeting of Supreme Audit Institution (SAI20) begins
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The 1st Supreme Audit Institution 20 (SAI20) Senior Officers' Meeting (SOM) began on 13 March 2023 in Guwahati, Assam.
Overview of the News
The themes of this meeting are 'Blue Economy' and 'Responsible Artificial Intelligence'.
SAI20 aims to bring together an ecosystem wherein SAIs are active participants in governance, promoting transparency and accountability.
The SAI-20 meeting will be chaired by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Girish Chandra Murmu and also attended by senior representatives of equivalent institutions from G-20 countries.
Around 44 delegates from G-20 member countries, guest countries and other international organisations participated in the SAI-20 event.
Countries like Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Oman, Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and UAE participated individually.
The SAI-20 meeting will conclude on March 15.
3. International conference on “Shared Buddhist Heritage”
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An international conference on "Shared Buddhist Heritage" will be held on March 14-15 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
An overview of the news
The conference will focus on India's civilizational connection with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) nations 2023.
It is the first of its kind event under India's leadership of SCO (for a period of one year - from September 17, 2022 to September 2023).
It will bring Central Asian, East Asian, South Asian and Arab countries on a common platform to discuss the "Common Buddhist Heritage".
Conference organiser
The two-day event is being organized by the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of External Affairs and the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC-as a grantee body of the Ministry of Culture).
Many Indian scholars of Buddhism will also participate in this program.
Aim of the Conference
To re-establish the trans-cultural link between Buddhist art, art styles, archaeological sites and antiquity of Central Asia in the collections of various museums in SCO countries.
4. Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurates Youth-20 Consultation series in Pune
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Union Minister for Youth Affairs Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the fourth Y20 consultation meeting in Pune on 11 March.
An overview of the news
The Y20 Summit presents a unique platform for young minds to share their vision, values and ideas and develop solutions and recommendations that will be presented to the G20 leadership.
The aim of the summit is for youth to be heard and actively shape the global agenda.
Active participation of the young minds present at the event will lead to a deeper understanding of the challenges facing society and humanity and ways to solve them at the Y20 discussion platform.
About Youth 20 (Y20)
Youth 20 (Y20) is the official youth engagement group of the G20.
It provides a platform for youth to express their vision and views on G20 priorities.
It is a process that brings together young leaders from around the world to discuss and debate global challenges.
The list of policy recommendations is known as a communiqué, which is publicly announced at the Y20 summit and presented to world leaders as part of the official G20 summit.
5. President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated International Dharma-Dhamma Conference in Bhopal
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President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the 7th International Dharma-Dhamma Conference at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh on 3 March.
An overview of the news
The three-day International Dharma-Dhamma conference will conclude on March 5.
It is being organized by India Foundation in association with Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies.
The theme of the conference is 'Eastern Humanism for the New Era'.
Its aim is to bring together religious, political and thought leaders from Dharma-Dhamma traditions to ponder over building a philosophical framework for the emerging new world order.
More than 350 scholars from 15 countries are participating in this conference, which provides a platform for global views of Dharma-Dhamma.
Delegates from Bhutan, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Nepal, South Korea, Mauritius, Russia, Spain, France, USA and UK are participating in the conference.
About International Dharma-Dhamma Conference
It is an annual platform to revive the dharma-dhamma traditions and make them relevant in finding solutions and forming policies for the state in the 21st century.
The Dharma-Dhamma traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism, as well as other religious doctrines of the East, clearly have a holistic and inclusive answer to the challenges of world order.
6. National Conference on Economics of Competition law held in New Delhi
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On March 3, the 8th edition of the National Conference on Economics of Competition law was held in New Delhi.
An overview of the news
This conference has been organized every year by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) since 2016.
Dr. V Anant Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor of the Finance Ministry, gave the main speech in the inaugural session.
The conference brings scholars, doctors, academics and experts working in the field of economics of Competition law.
The conference includes a complete session and two technical sessions.
The theme of this year's conference is 'Antitust and Regulation: Interface and Synergy'.
The objectives of the conference
To encourage research and debate on contemporary issues in the field of economics of competition law.
Develop better understanding of relevant competition issues for the Indian context.
Consult for enforcement of competition law in India.
Competition Commission of India (CCI)
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is the chief national competition regulator in India.
It was set up under the Competition Act, 2002
It comes under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
It promotes healthy market competition and prevents activities that have an adverse effect on competition in India.
CCI also approves combinations under the act so that two merging entities do not overtake the market.
Headquarter - New Delhi
Current Chairman - Ashok Kumar Gupta
7. Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates SCO's first International Conference on Traditional Medicine
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The Union Minister for AYUSH and Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal launched the first B2B Global Conference and Expo on Traditional Medicine under the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Guwahati on 2 March 2023.
An overview of the news:
Over 150 delegates from 17 SCO (4 virtually) countries and partners attended the opening ceremony.
Sonowal also inaugurated a four-day expo on traditional medicine in the same premises.
More than 150 delegates from 17 countries including India are participating in the event.
It is attended by high-level delegates such as the Health Minister, official representatives and foreign buyers from SCO and partner countries.
A total of 75 foreign officials and business representatives from 13 countries are participating. Government representatives of China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan have joined virtually.
Important sessions like 'Know Your Buyer' and 'B2B Meetings' are also planned to discuss specific product-wise, export and import opportunities and deepen economic partnership with enhanced market access in SCO countries.
8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Raisina Dialogue
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the eighth edition of the Raisina Dialogue on Geopolitics and Geostrategy in New Delhi on 2 March.
An overview of the news:
The Raisina Dialogue has been organised jointly by the Ministry of External Affairs of India and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF, established in 1990). This dialogue will be organised from 2 to 4 March 2023.
The theme of the eighth edition of the Raisina Dialogue is “Provocation, Uncertainty, Turbulence: Lighthouse in the Tempest.”
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been invited as the chief guest in the inaugural session of the three-day event.
This year's edition assumes special significance in the backdrop of India's G20 Presidency. The dialogue will have over 2500 participants in person and the proceedings will reach millions across various digital platforms.
During the last eight years, Raisina Dialogue has grown steadily to establish itself as one of the leading global conferences on international affairs.
Representatives of more than a hundred countries will participate in this dialogue program (Raisina Dialogue 2023), including ministers, former heads of state and government, military commanders, heads of industry, technology leaders, academicians, journalists, strategic affairs experts and experts. experts are involved.
In this dialogue program in February 2023, it was in the limelight due to the refusal of the Foreign Minister of Iran to participate in this conference.
Raisina Dialogue:
It was started in the year 2016.
Its main objective is to explore possibilities and opportunities for Asian integration as well as better integration of Asia with the rest of the world.
The headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs of India is located in Raisina Hill (South Block), New Delhi, hence it is known as Raisina Dialogue.
9. Second Business-20 program organised in Aizawl between March 1-3
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Aizawl is hosting the second of the four Business-20 (B20) India events scheduled in the Northeast from March 1-3, 2023.
An Overview of the news:
B20 is the official G20 dialogue forum for the global business community.
As one of the G20's most notable cooperation groups, the B20 represents the G20 business community and consolidates the views of global business leaders on global economic and trade governance.
The B20 provides concrete policy suggestions to each rotating presidency to promote economic growth and development.
During the B20 summit, the B20 sends its final recommendations to the G20 Presidency.
The B20 event, scheduled from March 1-3, 2023, will highlight the opportunities for multilateral business partnerships that state delegations can present in urban planning, infrastructure, bamboo, startups, skill development, nursing and paramedics.
Around 500 participants comprising ministers, senior government officials, diplomats and representatives of the business community will participate in the event.
On March 3, the last day of the summit, Chapchar Kut, a spring festival of Mizoram, will be performed before the delegations at AR Ground to conclude the B20 summit in Aizawl.
10. Two day meeting of Women-20 Inception in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar
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The Women-20 (W20) Inception meeting was held at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Maharashtra to discuss the improvement in the status and condition of women across the world during India's G20 Presidency from February 27-28, 2023. Which was inaugurated by Union Minister of Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs Smriti Zubin Irani.
An Overview of the news:
The main theme of the W20 meeting is 'The pursuit of gender equality, equity and dignity for women-led development'.
The main objective of the meeting is to promote gender equality and economic empowerment of women.
The five priority areas of the W20 under India's G20 Presidency are:
Enhancing participation of women in entrepreneurship sector
grassroots women leadership
bridging the gender digital divide
education and skill development and women as change makers and
Taking climate resilience action for girls.
In the W20 Inception Meet to be held in India, these five issues were discussed to increase the participation of women in all fields. Apart from this, gender related issues were discussed during the meeting.
Three meeting of Women-20:
A total of three meetings of the W20 Inception are being held in India during the G20 Presidency.
The first meeting was held from February 27-28, 2023 at Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
The second meeting will be held in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 13-14 April and
The third meeting will be held on June 15-16 at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu on the sidelines of the W20 summit.
Women-20 Conference:
Under Women-20, G20 aims to promote gender equality and economic empowerment of women in the world.
It was established in 2015 during the presidency of Turkey.
It aims to ensure that gender considerations are mainstreamed into G20 discussions and translated into the G20 Leaders' Declaration in the form of policies and commitments.
The President of the W20 is Dr. Sandhya Purecha, President of the Sangeet Natak Akademi during India's G20 Presidency.
