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September 11, 2023 3:51 PM

G20 New Delhi Leaders Declaration agrees to form new Working Group on Empowerment of Women

The G20 New Delhi Leaders Declaration has agreed to form a new Working Group on Empowerment of Women. The Declaration said, it is looking forward to the convening of its first meeting during the Brazilian G20 Presidency. In a social media post, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani called this takeaway from the New Delhi Declaration a historic milestone in the global journey of women’s empowerment. She said, the Working Group will institutionalize the mission of Women-led Deve...

August 24, 2023 9:19 PM

G20: Major countries of world congratulated India on the success of Chandrayaan 3 in the G-20 trade & investment ministerial meeting in Jaipur

Major countries of the world congratulated India and the countrymen on the success of Chandrayaan 3 in the G-20 trade and investment ministerial meeting being held in Jaipur. Ministers for trade and investment from G 20 member countries and invited countries celebrated India's achievement by cutting a cake. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Mr. Piyush Goyal said that discussions are being held in the meeting to bring prosperity to the whole world through international trade, and ...

August 21, 2023 5:18 PM

G20 Summit Shines Spotlight on India's Digital Prowess and Global Leadership

In a dynamic discussion on Akashvani's Spotlight program, economic analyst Sushma Ramachandran and anchor Lalima Aneja Dang delved into the significance and key priorities of the G20 Meeting on the Digital Economy, highlighting India's burgeoning digital prowess and global leadership. The discussion began by acknowledging that the traditional economic landscape is rapidly evolving, with digital technologies reshaping production, distribution, and trade worldwide. India, as the hos...

August 19, 2023 10:17 PM

G20 Health Ministers' Meeting concludes with unanimous adoption of Outcome Document in Gandhinagar

Union Minister for Health Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launched ‘Global Initiative on Digital Health, GIDH - a WHO Managed Network’ in the presence of Director General, World Health Organization Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the concluding day of the G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting at Gandhinagar. Addressing the launch of GIDH, Mr. Mandaviya said India’s G20 presidency has leveraged its experience in developing a national digital health architecture through the convergence of digital health in...

July 19, 2023 7:36 PM

G20: India showcases e-Shram Portal at 4th Employment Working Group meeting at Indore, Madhya Pradesh

India made a presentation on e-Shram, the world’s largest database of unorganized workers and National Career Service (NCS) Portal today at the 4th Employment Working Group (EWG) meeting under India’s G20 Presidency at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The delegates from Indonesia and Brazil also made statements in the opening session. While, in other sessions of the day, discussions took place on the Draft Ministerial Declaration and Outcome Documents. Earlier, a morning yoga session w...

July 18, 2023 6:49 PM

G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance Summit Explores the Power of Youth in Global Economy and Sustainability

In a recent episode of the program Spotlight, esteemed guests Dr. Ranjeet Mehta, Economic Analyst, and S. Rangabhashyam, Anchor, engaged in a thought-provoking discussion on the significance of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance Summit. This summit, held within the framework of the G20 Alliance, brings together young entrepreneurs from G20 countries to foster entrepreneurship as a driving force for global economic growth, innovation, societal change, and employment. Dr. Mehta highlighted th...

July 15, 2023 8:59 PM

India’s ambitious and action-oriented proposals on key issues of global importance received constructive & positive responses from G20 member countries, said Amitabh Kant

India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant has said that India’s ambitious and action-oriented proposals on key issues of global importance have received constructive and positive responses from G20 member countries. Addressing media persons on the sidelines of third G20 Sherpas meeting at Hampi in Karnataka today, he said that the delegates have admitted that the draft declaration being discussed under India’s Presidency is the most ambitious outcome document to be brought out since the beginning of...