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Startup20 Engagement Group's second meeting on March 18-19 in Sikkim

The Finance Task Force of the Startup20 Engagement Group, which will meet this weekend in Sikkim, will aim to increase access to capital for startups by providing financing and investment platforms, according to an official statement. It further said the task force will also harmonise tax and legal regulations to encourage public investment in startup funding and interact with the foreign investor ecosystem of G20 nations. It will create pitching, capacity building and networking opportunities for startups with the global investor community through a best practices document on startup investments, the statement added. The second meeting of the Startup20 Engagement Group, newly formed under India's G20 Presidency, will take place in Gangtok, Sikkim on March 18 and 19, 2023. The Sikkim Sabha will forward the agenda finalised during the inception meeting held in Hyderabad on January 28-29, 2023, with the support of all attendee delegates. During the inception meeting, the objectives,

G20 education working group three-day meeting concludes in Amritsar

A three-day G20 meeting on education concluded here on Friday with the delegates dwelling on creating a tech-enabled learning environment to promote equal opportunities, maintain quality standards, and encourage global collaboration across all levels of education. More than 55 delegates from the G20 countries, guest countries, and invited organisations such as UNICEF participated in the event which began on Wednesday. During his closing remarks on the event's last day, India chair and secretary, higher education, K Sanjay Murthy highlighted the importance of the community's involvement in student education and the urgency of greater collaboration and partnership. The G20 platform must create new relations beyond bilateral and think multilaterally, he said. Murthy said, India aims to take the documentation of this Education Working Group meeting to all higher education institutions to ensure that best practices are implemented at the administrative level and the final compendium bri

G20 must give more funds to World Bank for Global South: Rockefeller's Shah

The foundation's president says COP21 Pledge of $100 bn from richer nations hasn't been met and is no longer enough

India at G20 summit showcases its strength in research, innovation

Govind Rangarajan, Director, IISC, shared enlightening thoughts on interdependency of domains and interdisciplinary action for solving problems

G20 nations need to push for growth amid debt crisis: Amitabh Kant

Kant said that governments can, at best, be facilitators and catalysts, and eventually, growth has to take place through production and productivity by the private sector

India's JAM trinity should be applied to Africa: Sunil Bharti Mittal

G20 forum to soon submit suggestions for African economic integration

The complex health challenge of AMR and the need for One Health Approach

Often referred as a silent pandemic, AMR is one of the top 10 global health threats facing humanity according to WHO

US must treat India's G20 presidency as wake-up for its secure future

If Washington is keen on a secure future at home and in Asia, it must treat India's G20 presidency as a wake-up call, writes Georgia Leatherdale-Gilholy in The National Interest.India is the world's largest democracy, and although its strain of nationalism may be at odds with many Western sensibilities, the foundations for a mutually beneficial relationship are far more plentiful than with China, the state the West has tiptoed into trade reliance on for decades.The G20 includes several Asian countries, and India's presidency will of course provide a platform for regional cooperation and collaboration with US-aligned states such as Japan and South Korea, said Gilholy.But while there is constant establishment fanfare over established alliances in East Asia, the reality is that the opportunity of such states pales in comparison to what India can offer going forward. It is time the United States looked toward better building new bridges than simply preserving old ones.With its recently ...

Will Vladimir Putin attend India G20 summit? Russia clears diary

Kremlin defiance is growing as efforts by the US and its allies to isolate Russia over its invasion of Ukraine are stalling in the face of reluctance among other countries to join

BS Views of the week: Women, Election Commission, G20 agenda, and more

A presidency in peril

From the point of view of India's chosen position as a bridge between West and East and between North and South, the inability to craft even a weak consensus as well as the Indonesians will be a worry

Breaking barriers, building inclusion

By focusing on measures that make financial services available to households and small and medium enterprises, G20 has the potential to make a real difference in people's lives

In Eric Garcetti, the Biden admin may finally get an ambassador to India

US President Joe Biden nominated Eric Garcetti for the post of ambassador to India in July 2021, but the Senate has held up his confirmation

PM believes women are not just homemakers but nation-builders: Indian Envoy

India's representative to the UN further stated that women-led development is priority in the G-20 under India's presidency

India playing significant leadership role with G20 Presidency: Argentina

Responding to a question regarding India's G20 Presidency, Dimitrios Ioannou, Ambassador of Greece to India, said, "It's a very ambitious presidency. I am sure that they will achieve their goals"

TMS Ep383: G20, FDI in India, mutual funds, Hindu rate of growth

What has the G20 achieved so far in 2023? What is hurting India's FDI story? What's behind MFs' optimism in Indian equities? What is the 'Hindu rate of growth'? All answers here

G20's 'one world, one family' theme based on 'Bharatiya' idea: Goa governor

The G20 theme of one world, one family, one future" is derived from a "Bharatiya" concept, Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai said here on Monday. Addressing the 23rd Commonwealth law conference 2023 near Panaji, the governor said the commonwealth countries must work for the protection of the environment. "The theme of G20 'One World, One Family, One Future' given at the Bali conference is based on the Bharatiya concept of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'. The original Bharatiyas proudly say that let noble thoughts come from everywhere and we are prepared to receive them, he said after inaugurating the five-day conference being attended by representatives from 52 countries. The governor said a discussion was held in the constituent Assembly in 1949 on whether India should join Commonwealth countries or not. "It was decided unanimously to join the Commonwealth countries, he said. The governor also said bitterness between India and Britain due to the freedom struggle has now been replaced wit

Sitharaman underplays lack of consensus on Ukraine at G20 ministers' meet

Addressing the Raisina Dialogue event, Sitharaman, while describing India as an attractive destination for global businesses, highlighted the rule of law among other factors as an important aspect

Several ministers of G20 nations spoken of 'friendshoring': FM Sitharaman

Sithraman said that well-trained youth, middle class giving a captive market, technology-driven investment and public infrastructure were among reasons for India's sustained growth

Raisina Dialogue: Jaishankar meets counterparts from France, Bangladesh

Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar said that he met Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, France's counterpart Catherine Colonna, Singapore's Vivian Balakrishnan and Bangladesh's Abdul Momen