WEF 2024: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy meets diaspora at Zurich airport, set to launch "Invest in Telangana" campaign at Davos
Zurich [Switzerland], January 15 (ANI): Excitement for a “fascinating new journey” marked the start of Telangana’s participation at the 2024 World Economic Forum (WEF). State Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, along with his colleague Sridhar Babu Duddilla, met with prominent members of the Indian diaspora at Zurich airport on the way to Davos. The diaspora members […] Key Points
ThePrintModi to address fintech event Infinity Forum 2.0 on Dec 9
New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the second edition of the flagship financial technology event Infinity Forum 2.0 on Saturday, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. The event will be hosted by the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) and GIFT City, under the aegis of Government of India, the […] Key Points
ThePrintIndia, US agree to strengthen cooperation in pharma, semiconductors, critical minerals
The Forum, comprising CEOs from leading Indian and US-based companies, is co-chaired by N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons, and James Taiclet, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin. This was the eighth meeting of the Forum since its reconstitution in December 2014. It is a key advisory private sector body to India-US Commercial Dialogue, and it witnessed participation from 27 CEOs from both sides. Key Points
Economic TimesBRICS Urbanisation Forum to be held in South Africa next week
The first in-person follow-up to the BRICS Urbanisation Forum will take place in Durban on July 26. The event brings together ministry delegates, policy makers and other stakeholders to discuss building sustainable urban economies, livelihood survival strategies in urban environments and smart technologies to enhance resilience and liveability. Key Points
Economic TimesPM Modi's vision for GIFT-IFSC to shine at global financial tech extravaganza - Infinity Forum 2.0
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the second edition of the financial technology event, Infinity Forum 2.0, on December 9, according to the finance ministry. The event, hosted by the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) and Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), will focus on the […] Key Points
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Indo-Russian mega meet plans to achieve $50 billion trade target
The 'Russia-India Business Forum: Strategic Partnership for Development and Growth' will take place on March 29-30 as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Key Points
Economic TimesIndia Internet Governance Forum 2023 to be held at Bharat Mandapam on Tuesday
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): The Internet Governance Forum (IGF), a multi-stakeholder platform formed to discuss public policy issues related to the Internet, will be convened here in the national capital on Monday. India Internet Governance Forum 2023 (IIGF-2023) will be a hybrid event. Show Full Article After successfully convening the first two editions […] Key Points
ThePrintG7 officials to convene and address challenges of ChatGPT like generative AI Tools. All details
G7 nations will convene to address challenges posed by generative AI tools like ChatGPT. The newly established ‘Hiroshima AI process’ aims to foster discussions and deliberations on the rapid expansion of AI. In their inaugural meeting on May 30, G7 officials will focus on AI-related concerns. Key Points
mintAfter Putin, Meloni says India can resolve Russia-Ukraine conflict
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday said countries like India and China could play a role in resolving the conflict in Ukraine. Meloni’s remarks, made at the Ambrosetti Forum in northern Italy’s Cernobbio city on Saturday — where she also held a meeting with the visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — came less than 48 hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin also highlighted India’s efforts in solving the ongoing crisis in the region. Key Points
The TribuneUSTR Katherine Tai to visit India next week
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai will visit India from January 12-14 to participate in the 14th ministerial-level meeting of the India-US Trade Policy Forum. Tai will co-chair the Forum with commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal. The Forum aims to discuss issues enhancing trade resilience, including agriculture, industrial products, services, and intellectual property protection. Key Points
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India's new import system for laptops, PCs likely to be taken up with US
Though India has allayed US concerns that it has no plans to expand the use of import management system for the IT hardware products such as personal computers and laptops beyond the listed products multilaterally, officials said the issue could be discussed bilaterally at the forum. Washington had said that the measure prompts its firms to think twice about doing business in India and it would impact its exports. Key Points
Economic TimesPM Modi in Papua New Guinea: Why do pacific islands matter to India?
The first Indian prime minister to visit the country, he made his way to Papua New Guinea for the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC), a grouping of India and 14 Pacific Island countries. In terms of geopolitics, the FIPIC is crucial—India’s engagement with the Pacific nations is seen to counterbalance Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific. Key Points
FinancialexpressInternet snapped, Sec 144 imposed as mob sets ablaze Manipur CM's event venue ahead of his visit
Manipur Chief Minister's N Biren Singh program venue was set on fire ahead of his visit. The agitated mobs managed to partially torched the newly set-up open gym at PT Sports complex at New Lamka. Key Points
India TodayStopped from voting in rural polls, allege voters in Kolkata's New Town
Voters in Kolkata's New Town area claim that they were stopped from voting in the West Bengal panchayat elections by goons blocking access to polling booths. Smart city residents belonging to the New Town Forum group had been protesting against their inclusion in the panchayat area and had also decided to boycott the polls. However, the group accused the ruling Trinamool Congress party of using our boycott call to loot votes . Key Points
Economic TimesJaishankar highlights broadening partnership at 6th India-Japan Indo-Pacific Forum
India-Japan's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, highlighted the growing partnership between the two countries at the 6th India-Japan Indo-Pacific Forum. The partnership includes various initiatives such as the Quad, supply chain resilience initiative, clean energy partnership, semiconductor supply chain partnership, and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEC). Key Points
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India is an indispensable partner for free and open Indo-Pacific: Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Haya
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has stated that India is an essential catalyst for ensuring the free and open Indo-Pacific and Japan wants to expand cooperation in the region with New Delhi. The remarks were made during an India-Japan Forum address in which he also noted the G7's assertion that any attempts to change the status quo by force cannot be tolerated. The foreign minister emphasised that Japan wished to work with India to ensure the success of the G20 summit. Key Points
Economic TimesPM Modi to advocate startup culture at July 4 SCO Summit
Ahead of the summit, India organised a meeting of SCO Startup Forum, which has essentially been an Indian initiative since 2020. The Forum aimed to expand startup interactions among the SCO member states and encourage innovation, employment generation, and talent building, an official said. Key Points
Economic Times'When policy is given utmost priority, one can see it's outcomes': PM Modi at InFinity Forum
In a virtual address, PM Modi said India's economy has grown at a rate of 7.7% in the first six months of this fiscal year. Key Points
ThePrintAI industry leaders create Forum to regulate big machine learnings models
OpenAI, Microsoft (MSFT.O), Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google and Anthropic are launching a Forum to regulate the development of large machine learnings models, the industry leaders of artificial intelligence said on Wednesday. Key Points
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