Summits and Conferences

13th National Seed Congress Opens in Varanasi

The 13th National Seed Congress (NSC) 2024, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, was inaugurated on November 28, 2024, by Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan via virtual address. The three-day event is hosted at the International...

PM Modi Kicks Off Historic Cooperative Conference in India

The Global Cooperative Conference 2024 was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The event also marked the launch of the United Nations’ International Year of Cooperatives 2025. Several dignitaries, including Union Home Minister...

COP29 Climate Talks End with $300 Billion Pledge

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku concluded with a controversial agreement to triple climate finance for developing nations to $300 billion annually by 2035. This falls drastically short of the $1.3 trillion annually requested by developing countries...

COP29 Tourism Sector Gains Global Support for Climate Action

COP29 marked a significant milestone in global efforts to address climate change within the tourism sector. For the first time in history, Tourism Day was held at the summit, featuring the First Ministerial Meeting on Enhanced Climate Action in Tourism....

India Hosts First Global Cooperative Conference in 130 Years

India will host the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) Global Cooperative Conference in New Delhi from November 25 to 30, 2024. This marks the first time in the 130-year history of the ICA that the global cooperative movement’s premier event will...

Armenia Becomes 104th Full Member of International Solar Alliance

Armenia has become the 104th full member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), marking a significant milestone for global solar energy collaboration. The ISA, established in 2015, aims to scale up solar energy adoption, reduce costs, and facilitate innovation. Under...

UN Climate Change Conference COP 29 in Baku, November 2024

The 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November 2024. This pivotal event will address crucial issues such as the enhanced transparency framework, the collective quantified goal on finance, and the next round...

Global Hunger and Poverty Alliance Launched By Brazil’s President Lula

On November 18, 2024, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva officially launched the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty during the opening of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. This landmark initiative, involving 148 founding members, including 82...

India and Australia : Highlights from the 2nd Annual Summit

On November 19, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia held the 2nd India-Australia Annual Summit in Rio de Janeiro, alongside the G20 Summit. This summit marked a pivotal moment in the bilateral...

Detailed Outcomes of the 2024 G20 Summit: Rio de Janeiro Declaration

The Rio de Janeiro Declaration, released at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro on November 18, 2024, emphasizes several core commitments, including the taxation of billionaires, energy transition, and support for global climate initiatives like COP30 in Brasil....