Summits and Conferences in February 2019
In this we have given, February Month Important International and National Summits and Conferences and other important workshops, council and meetings details. This is very important for all Competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, RRB, and all PSC Examinations.
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International Summit & Conference:
| Summit/Conference | Details |
| India-Monaco Business Forum | Addressing the Indo-Monaco Business Forum in New Delhi, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, said that there is vast scope for cooperation between India and Monaco in several sectors including tourism. |
| 43rd International Book Fair | At the 43rd International Book Fair in Kolkata, the stall of the National Digital Library of India is attracting people seeking to download books for free. The NDLI was sponsored by the Union Human Resources Development Ministry and developed by IIT Kharagpur. |
| Indo-Africa Strategic Economic Co-operation | Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu addressed the interactive session on Indo-Africa Strategic Economic Co-operation in New Delhi. |
| 5th India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Committee Meeting | The 5th India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Committee Meeting was held in New Delhi. The last Joint Consultative Committee Meeting between the two countries was held in October 2017 at Dhaka. |
| 69th Berlin International Film Festival | India Pavilion inaugurated at 69th Berlin International Film Festival. |
| International Symposium on “Advances in Agro meteorology for managing climatic risks of farmers” | The Association of Agro meteorologists (AAM) has organized a 3 day International Symposium on “Advances in Agro meteorology for Managing Climatic Risks of Farmers” (INAGMET-2019) at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (India). The symposium is jointly organized with India Meteorological Department, Indian Centre of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute and Jawaharlal Nehru University. |
| Third Indo-German Environment Forum | Third Indo-German Environment Forum with the theme “Cleaner Air, Greener Economy:” is being held in New Delhi. The one-day event through panel discussions and parallel sessions focuses on challenges, solutions and necessary framework conditions of air pollution control, waste management and circular economy as well as implementation of NDCs and SDGs based on Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030 of UN respectively. |
| World Government Summit WGS 2019 | World Government Summit WGS 2019 held in Dubai. In the shakeup between humans and machines, there is a likelihood of creation of over 133 million new jobs by 2022. However, at the same time, 75 million jobs, may be displaced. |
| Regional Maritime Safety Conference | Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari will launch the revised guidelines for chartering of ships by providing Right of First Refusal to ships built in India in Mumbai at the Regional Maritime Safety Conference. The measure will not incentivize ship building activity in the country but also help in raising the demand for such vessels and provide them with additional market access and business support. The maiden edition of this conference is being organised by National Maritime Foundation in association with the Ministry of Shipping and the Ministry of External Affairs. The two-day conference is being organised to discuss issues related to maritime security in the India-ASEAN subregion and to promote trade along sea routes. |
| International Conference on Energy and Environment | The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the International Conference and Exhibition on Energy and Environment: Challenges and Opportunities (ENCO 2019) in New Delhi. This Conference is being organised by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. |
| 4th India-Asean Expo and Summit | Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, inaugurated the 4th India-ASEAN Expo and Summit 2019 in New Delhi. ASEAN has emerged as the second largest trade partner of India in 2017-18 with a share of 10.57 per cent in India’s overall trade. |
| Joint seminar in Seoul | The Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ICCK) and India Forum organized a joint seminar in Seoul to strengthen the economic relationship between India – Korea. It is the first time that South Korea has clearly designed a foreign policy initiative for India and officially documented it. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi at Yonsei University in Seoul. |
| India-Russia Forum on SMEs | Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu addressed Interactive Forum between Small and Medium Enterprises of India and Russia in Bengaluru. |
| 46th Session of Council of Foreign Ministers of OIC | The 46th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will be held in Abu Dhabi on the 1st and 2nd of next month. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be the Guest of Honour and address the inaugural plenary. |
| 20th Session of India-Italy Joint Commission | The meeting of 20th India-Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC) began in New Delhi. The JCEC is an institutional mechanism for bilateral trade engagement held at the level of Minister of Commerce and Industry of the two countries. The two-day session is being co-chaired by the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Suresh Prabhu, from the Indian side. The 19th Session of India-Italy JCEC was held in Rome on 11th -12th May, 2017. |
| Second summit of US President & North Korean leader | US President Donald Trump has landed in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam ahead of his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The talks come eight months after their historic summit in Singapore in June last year. |
| 16th Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC) | In a joint communique of the 16th Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC), the three nations strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. |
| Diplomats of India-Latin America and Caribbean Strategic (LAC) Economic Cooperation | Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, interacted with diplomats of India-Latin America and Caribbean Strategic (LAC) Economic Cooperation in New Delhi. |
National Summit / Conference
6th meeting of Mission Steering Group of NHM
- Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare chaired the 6th meeting of the Mission Steering Group of the National Health Mission (NHM).
12th Regional Standards Conclave
- The BIS Act 2016 lays down the framework for Standards development and delivery in India. 12th Regional Standards Conclave held in Odisha organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
State Level Awareness Programme on Agri Export Policy
- Commerce Minister, Suresh Prabhu addressed the first state level awareness programme on agriculture export policy said that in order to achieve the purpose of the policy clusters have been identified across the country for development of agriculture exports.
67th Annual Armed Forces Medical Conference
- Armed Forces Medical College, Pune is organising the 67th Annual Armed Forces Medical Conference. The conference was inaugurated by Lt Gen Bipin Puri, Director General, Armed Forces Medical Services.
20th Bharat Rang Mahotsav
- The 20th edition of Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM), the international theatre festival of India, is organized by National School of Drama (NSD), one of the prominent training institutions in the world.
- The Minister of State for Culture (I/C), Govt. of India, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, inaugurated the 21-day-long nationwide theater spectacle in New Delhi.
‘Parmanu Tech 2019’
- The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh delivered the keynote address at the ‘Parmanu Tech 2019’ conference, organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). The conference discussed issues related to Nuclear Energy and Radiation Technologies.
13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the CMS
- The 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals (CMS), an environmental treaty under the aegis of United Nations Environment Programme, is going to be hosted by India during 15th to 22nd February, 2020 at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
National Workshop on Street Vendors
- Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated the National Workshop on Street Vendors in New Delhi. The workshop has been organised as a part of the Shehri Samridhi Utsav.
Bengal Global Business Summit
- The West Bengal has received more than two Lakhs 84 thousands 288 crore rupees investment proposals in the Bengal Global Business Summit. The two day long summit ended in Kolkata.
8th round of National Deworming Day (NDD) campaign
- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) conducted its eighth round of National Deworming Day (NDD). This key program initiative is implemented with an objective to reduce the prevalence of Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) or parasitic intestinal worms so that they are no longer a public health problem.
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