New Delhi: Highlighting that India’s disaster management model has potential to go beyond the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to be flexible and agile to deal with exigencies on the ground, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday said, “Being a vast country with diverse terrains and geographies, India can have its own model for disaster or emergency response which can be emulated by other countries.” Addressing the consultative workshop on the National Emergency Medical Team (NEMT) India, Mandaviya said, “While it is important to learn…
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India’s G20 Presidency Is A Big Deal: Global Britain Centre
In assuming the G20 Presidency on 1 December, India, the fifth largest economy, has an unprecedented chance to check its clout and credibility in tackling the fragmented global order and India’s G20 Presidency is a big deal, according to Global Britain Centre. Global Britain Centre was established to drive the conversation around Global Britain – the promise signalled by the historic vote in June 2016 to take back control and renew the country as a free, independent, and sovereign Global Britain tilting to engage fully with her natural allies around…
Read MoreIndia’s First G20 Presidency: First Health Working Group to be held from 18-20 Jan in Kerala, Health News, ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: The first Health Working Group (HWG) meeting under the G20 India Presidency will be held from January 18–20, 2023, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The health track of the G20 India Presidency will comprise four HWG meetings and one Health Ministerial Meeting (HMM). The meetings will be held in different locations across the country, including Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Goa, Hyderabad (Telangana), and Gandhinagar (Gujarat). India has identified three priorities for the G20 Health Track, including: health emergencies prevention, preparedness, and response with a focus on one health and antimicrobial resistance (AMR);…
Read MoreIndian G-20 Presidency Can Shape Blue-actions
It is commonplace for us to understand and speak of trade that happens on Land. We understand it as a commodity and an economic driver. Guess what: 80 per cent of world trade happens using the seas, 40 per cent of the world’s population live near coastal areas, and more than 3 billion people access the oceans for their livelihood. The value of the “natural capital” of the Blue Economy is estimated at around USD 25 trillion, with the annual value of produced goods and services estimated to be USD…
Read MoreIndian G20 Presidency Can Shape Blue-actions
It is commonplace for us to understand and speak of trade that happens on Land. We understand it as a commodity and an economic driver. Guess what: 80 per cent of world trade happens using the seas, 40 per cent of the world’s population live near coastal areas, and more than 3 billion people access the oceans for their livelihood. The value of the “natural capital” of the Blue Economy is estimated at around USD 25 trillion, with the annual value of produced goods and services estimated to be USD…
Read MoreIndia’s Leadership In G-20 To Play Pivotal Role In Keeping It Together: UN Official
Amina J Mohammed, the deputy secretary general of the UN, reaffirmed support for India’s G-20 presidency on Tuesday, saying that the nation’s leadership can help keep the gathering together and advance work on environmental goals. Mohammed commended that three developing nations—India, Brazil, and South Africa—are leading the grouping for three periods in a row in a video message at the G-20 development group meeting here. She also reaffirmed the UN’s support. “In order to keep the G-20 together and deliver on its promise to create a stable and equal world…
Read MoreIndia Global Forum 2022: EAM Jaishankar To Inaugurate Gala Event In UAE
IGF is a five-day gala event that will bring together the foremost political, cultural, and business personalities from India, the UAE, and across the world. Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar will be inaugurating the India Global Forum (IGF) UAE 2022 on Monday. IGF is a five-day gala event that will bring together the foremost political, cultural, and business personalities from India, the UAE, and across the world. This is the first prominent international event coming after India’s ascendancy to the G20 Presidency and will be held in Dubai and…
Read MoreTWTW Weekly Wrap Up: 4-10 Dec
“Tech and its endless possibilities to address challenges poised by nature is going to play a big role in the success India’s Presidency at the G20.” — Jagdish Mitra, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Growth, Tech Mahindra Source link
Read MoreG-20 Presidency Is Pride For India: Ashok Gahlot
Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gahlot, said that the G-20 presidency is a matter of pride for India and it is due to the contribution of all the prime ministers to develop the country since independence. Gehlot was addressing a meeting related to the G-20 Summit chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conferencing on Friday. Gahlot said, “After independence, India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru gave ideas of global welfare such as the ‘Panchsheel principle’ and the Non-Aligned movement. The Non-Aligned Conference was also held in India.”…
Read MoreIndia@G20: Unlocking Green Hydrogen Potential
In December this year, India will take over the Presidency of the G20 for one year – unarguably at the most challenging time in recent history. The IMF recently predicted that global growth will slow to 2.7 per cent in 2023 and has gloomily warned that the “worst is yet to come”. But unprecedented challenges also lead to unprecedented opportunities and innovative solutions. And that is what India must seize during its Presidency. Historically too, the G20 has been at its effective best when steering the world to recover from…
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