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Committed to conclude CECA talks later this year: Australia trade minister

Tim Ayres talks about the trade agenda for the G20 meet, carbon tax and ongoing bilateral free trade talks

G20: NIFT Gandhinagar organises design collection on Ayurvastram theme

A design collection show on the theme of 'Ayurvastram' was presented by the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Gandhinagar at the G20 meet of deputies and health ministers here, the premier institute said on Saturday. The design show, which was organised on Friday, is a collection of 60 hand-crafted ensembles, extending the spirit of thousands of years of Indian wisdom marked by the idea of 'Ayurvastram' (clothing for health), NIFT Gandhinagar Director Sameer Sood said. "Clothes and clothing for one's purity and well-being has been an integral part of Indian thought as articulated in ancient Vedic scriptures," the institute said in a release. NIFT Gandhinagar curated the cultural fashion show extending Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision on Mission LiFE and the corresponding concept of Ayurda (giver of life) and Ayush (healthy life) through Ayurvastram (clothing for health), the release said. Each of five collections, namely 'Jannan' (origin of life), 'Poshan' ...

G20 ministers agree on treating cyber security as a global problem

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said there was a consensus during the G20 Digital Economy Ministers' Meeting that cyber security is an international problem that requires collaboration and steps for building trust and respect for other economies. The minister, who holds the Electronics, IT, Communications and Railways portfolios, said there was absolute consensus in the G20 meeting on the concept and application of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), cyber security and skilling in handling digital technology. Elaborating on the discussions on cyber security, he said some "very good principles" were achieved in terms of cyber security. "It was clearly agreed and understood by everybody that cyber security or information security or digital security, whatever we call it, different countries call it with different names...this is something which is an international problem and we must collaborate," Vaishnaw said in a press briefing here. He further said, "We must take ste

Fourth meeting of G20 Sherpa group in Haryana's Nuh from September 3-7

Haryana will be hosting the fourth meeting of the G20 Sherpa group in Nuh from September 3 to 7, an official statement said here on Friday. Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal on Friday conducted a thorough review of the arrangements in the district with several senior officials, including the Additional Chief Secretary of Industries and Commerce, Health, Director General, Information, Public Relations, Language, and Culture and the Director General of Police. Deputy Commissioners of Gurugram and Nuh districts too were present in the meeting. Kaushal stressed the event was a matter of national pride and underscored the importance of meticulous planning and attention to detail. "Under the leadership of the Prime Minister, the G20 has been organising meetings on various subjects across the country. Gurugram has already successfully hosted three prior meetings of the G20's Anti-Corruption Working Group, Startup 20, and discussions on crime and security related to NFT, AI, and Metaverse, .

130 delegates from G20 countries attend first day of Y20 summit in Varanasi

A total of 130 delegates from G20 countries, other guest nations and international organisations attended the first day of the Y20 summit being held here, officials said on Thursday. Senior district officials said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will formally inaugurate the event on Friday. The Y20 summit is being held in Varanasi between August 17-20. The summit has been organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports with scheduled discussions on identified themes. On Thursday, Y20 delegates visited the Super Computing Centre and Precision Engineering Hub at BHU and got a glimpse of how the goal of converting more application domains, research directors, and critical missions can be achieved, an official statement said. It was followed by sessions and presentations curated by IIT-BHU at Rudraksh International Cooperation and Convention Centre (RICCC) in Varanasi. The presentation began with a glimpse of the ever-evolving institute of IIT-BHU and its vital role in strengthen

India's G20 Presidency revolved around philosophy of Kutumbakam: MoS Pawar

While addressing the G20 Deputies' Meeting here today, Pawar said, "India's G20 Presidency has revolved around the philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam-The world is one family

India's first ever outdoor museum, Shaheedi Park

Gujarat hosts first WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit under G20 Meet

The meeting will see participation from various stakeholders, including 167 private hospitals, 125 medical facilitators, and 64 government hospitals

Summit on traditional medicine to be held alongside G20 health meet in Guj

A global summit on traditional medicine organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) will focus on the role of age-old medical practices in addressing health challenges and driving progress in sustainable development, and will be held alongside the August 17 to 19 health ministerial meeting of G20 in Gandhinagar, officials said on Wednesday. The first-of-its kind summit, which will take place on August 17-18 in the Gujarat capital, has been co-hosted by the Union Ministry of Ayush (Ayurveda, Yoga, and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy). A government-funded event on medical travel will also be held as part of the three-day meeting of G20 health ministers in Gandhinagar, said the officials. India currently holds the presidency of the G20, or Group of Twenty, an intergovernmental forum of the world's major developed and developing economies. "An event planned under the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (based in Gujarat's Jamnagar) will be the first-of-its-kind and .

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

MCD identifies 26 roads for cleaning, plans special drive ahead of G20

Ahead of the G20 Summit, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has planned a special drive starting August 16 for cleaning and upkeep of 26 prominent roads in the city, officials said on Saturday. The G20 Summit is slated to take place on September 9-10 at a recently-inaugurated state-of-the-art convention complex at Pragati Maidan. As the G20 Summit date approaches, the MCD has "accelerated its efforts to enhance the look and feel of the city," a senior official said. In order to keep the city clean, green and in good condition, the MCD has planned a special drive from August 16 to September 19, when the final meeting is proposed to be held in New Delhi. Under this special drive, 26 major roads from the point of view of the G20 Summit have been identified, which will be supervised by nodal officers. The nodal officers along with their teams, through the deployment of MRSMs (Mechanical Road Sweeping Machines) and multi-purpose vehicles, will look after the cleanliness work, up

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.

Impact of corruption felt most by poor, marginalised people: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the impact of corruption is felt most by the poor and the marginalised people. He said corruption affects the allocation of resources, markets and diminishes the quality of life of people. Addressing virtually the G-20 anti-corruption Ministerial meeting at Kolkata the PM said "India has a strict policy of zero tolerance against corruption." He said Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore had cautioned us against greed as it prevents us from realising the truth. Modi said, "We are aggressively pursuing economic offenders. We have enacted the economic offender act and have recovered assets worth over 1.8 billion dollars from economic offenders and fugitives". Modi said at G-20, our collective efforts can significantly support the fight against corruption. "At the G-20 summit in 2018, I had presented 9-point agenda for action against fugitive economic offenders for asset recovery. I am pleased to note that decisive steps are being taken by y

India seeks consensus in G20 for faster extradition of economic offenders

India is seeking a consensus among G20 nations against fugitive economic offenders to ensure their faster extradition and asset recovery, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said here on Friday. Ahead of the crucial G20 anti-corruption ministerial meeting in Kolkata on Saturday, he said economic offences have been a problem faced by many, especially when offenders flee the country's jurisdiction. "All countries are on the same page as far extradition of fugitive economic offenders and recovery of assets are concerned. But different laws of the member states pose a problem in this regard," said Singh, the Union Minister of State for Personnel. He said a consensus is already in the offing for collective and joint action to deal with this menace and deployment of sophisticated technologies is also being explored. "India is seeking consensus among G20 nations against fugitive economic offenders to ensure faster extradition of fugitive economic offenders and recovery of assets, both domestica

G20: FM calls for global efforts to restructure poor countries' debt

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday called for concerted global efforts led by rich nations to help indebted countries deleverage at a time when multilaterism is the most potent challenge. Addressing online a G20 session, organised by the finance ministry and the Reserve Bank here, ahead of the grouping's summit next month in New Delhi, she said multilaterism faces the biggest challenge in recent years. "We haven't seen such enormous challenges in recent years at all". She added that New Delhi has ensured that so far the geopolitical differences do not supersede international cooperation which is the core mandate of the G20 grouping and the summit. The Indian presidency of the G20 has placed great importance on the management of global debt vulnerabilities that many nations are facing today. It's time the international community collaborate and find stronger ways to coordinate in debt restructuring efforts for low-income and vulnerable middle-income countries facing debt .

G20 park, over 100,000 flower pots on streets: MCD's plans ahead of Summit

From developing a thematic park to sprucing up the city with improved amenities, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has planned to deck up the national capital with just a month to go for the G20 Summit. India assumed the G20 Presidency on December 1 last year, following which about 200 meetings were scheduled under different tracks. The Summit is slated to take place from September 9-10. "We have planned a number of things to spruce up the city and improve civic amenities ahead of the Summit. We are planning to place more than one lakh flower pots at various prominent locations, extra dustbins will be kept in streets to control littering at key location and markets," a top official in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said. The civic body will also develop a 'G20 park' in an existing park to commemorate the G20 Presidency of India, he said. The G20-theme park will be developed in the premises of a park in M-Block of Greater Kailash-2. "This thematic park will have the logo

Explained: Why India is counting on G20 summit to burnish its stature

In the run-up to the G20 summit, the government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) need to ensure peace in Manipur and show an inclusive face

World's balance sheet should be used to actually push resources: Kant

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposal to make the African Union a permanent member of the G-20 has received an overwhelming response from the grouping, India's G-20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said. In an interview to PTI, the top negotiator said that India was "very hopeful" of the African continental body receiving full membership of the G-20 during New Delhi's presidency of the grouping. Last month, Modi wrote to the leaders of the world's 20 largest economies pitching for giving the African Union full membership of the grouping at its upcoming summit in New Delhi. The proposal was formally included in the draft leaders' declaration at the third G-20 Sherpas' meeting that took place in Karnataka's Hampi from July 13 to 16. The African Union (AU) is an influential organisation consisting of 55 member states that make up the countries of the African continent. The Sherpas held four extensive rounds of discussions during the gathering to give shape to the leaders' declaration to be adop

Third G20 FMCBG meeting fails to endorse report on reforming MDBs

NK Singh, co-convenor of the expert group, however, told Business Standard that at this stage an endorsement was not expected

Delhi Police trains 19 women commandos as 'Markswomen' in view of G20 meet

"Delhi Police will provide utmost security to the visiting delegates. So we are giving training to our women commandos," an official said