Target 30+ in General Awareness: Conferences in News

In this article we are providing the list of important conferences, summits and meetings organized in the recent months.

SCO Summit

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit 2022 was held recently in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

• India takes over Presidency of the SCO for 2023.
• Varanasi was declared as the SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital for 2022-2023 to promote the rich cultural and historical heritage of the people and the tourism potential of SCO member states.

International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2022

• It was organised at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida.
• The four day long IDF WDS 2022 being held from 12th to 15th September, is a congregation of global and Indian dairy stakeholders including industry leaders, experts, farmers and policy planners centring around the theme of ‘Dairy for Nutrition and Livelihood’.
• The last such Summit was held in India about half a century ago in 1974.

Self Help Group Sammelan

• Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi participated in the Self Help Group Sammelan organised at Karahal, Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. 
• On the occasion, the Prime Minister also inaugurated four Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) skilling centres under PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana.
• The Prime Minister also handed over Bank Loan Sanction letters to SHG members and Kits under the Jal Jeevan Mission were also handed over by him.

Manthan conference:

• Union Minister for Road, Transport, and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated ‘Manthan’ in Bengaluru.
• The theme of Mathan is ‘IDEAS TO ACTION: Towards a smart, sustainable, road infra, mobility, and logistics ecosystem.’

65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference

• The 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) led by Amos Masondo, the chair of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), along with a distinguished team of MPs.
• The 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC), will be held in Halifax, Canada

East Asia Summit Economic Ministers’ Meeting

• Smt. Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry attended 10^th EAS EMM (East Asia Summit Economic Ministers’ Meeting)  in Siem Reap City, Cambodia.
• The meeting saw representation from all 10 ASEAN countries as well as 8 partner countries viz. Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation and the USA.

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) Ministerial meeting

• Shri Piyush Goyal led the Indian team to the meeting
• Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) is an economic initiative launched by United States President Joe Biden on May 23, 2022
• It held in LosAngeles

Conference on drug trafficking and national security

♣It was held in Chandigarh.

♣An official announcement states that Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) teams from Delhi, Chennai, Guwahati, and Kolkata will burn and dispose of more than 30,000 kg of drugs during the conference.

♣The NCB launched its Drug Disposal campaign on June 1 and has since disposed of over 51,217 kg of drugs in 11 states.

♣On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Independence, the NCB pledged to burn 75,000 kg of drugs as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.

♦Some facts about Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB):

1. 1. It works under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
   2. It helps in combating drug trafficking as well as use of illegal substances, in accordance with the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985.
   3. NCB was set up in 1986.
   4. It also implements following international obligations of India with respect to drug trafficking:

• • Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
  • Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and
  • United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances.

Chabahar Day Conference

♣It was held in Mumbai.

♣Ministry of Port, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) in association with India Ports Global     observed ‘Chabahar Day’ to mark the Chabahar – Link to INSTC – Connecting Central Asian   Markets

♣Dignitaries from Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan were present on the occasion.

♣The Chabahar port is a key pillar of India’s Indo-Pacific vision to connect with Eurasia with Indian Ocean Region. The port will also be part of the International North South Transport Corridor network connecting India.

♣Chabahar Port is located on the Gulf of Oman in Iran. It is at a distance of 72 km from the Gwadar Port in Pakistan. Gwadar post was developed by China

International Conference on Chemistry and Applications of Soft Materials

♣The CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, will host an International Conference on CASM 2022.

UN Ocean Conference 2022

♣It was held in Lisbon, Portugal.

♣It was co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal.

♣The overarching theme of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference is “Scaling up ocean action based on science and innovation for the implementation of Goal 14: stocktaking, partnerships and solutions”

♣The Key Agenda of the Conference:

• Push for a moratorium on deep-sea mining of rare metals needed for a boom electric vehicle battery construction. The digging and gauging of the ocean floor by machines can alter or destroy deep-sea habitats.
• Focus on carbon sequestration to boost the ocean’s capacity to soak up CO2, by either enhancing natural sinks such as mangroves or through geoengineering schemes.
• A “Blue Deal” was promoted to enable the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth. It includes global trade, investment and innovation to create a sustainable and resilient ocean economy. Focus on blue food to ensure marine harvests from all sources are sustainable and socially responsible.
• There is no comprehensive legal framework which covers the high seas. Oceans cover some 70% of the earth’s surface and provide food and livelihoods for billions of people.
• Threats to the oceans include global warming, pollution (including plastic pollution), acidification, marine Heatwaves etc.

13th Petersburg Climate Dialogue

♣It was held in Berlin, Germany

♣It was two-day informal ministerial meet which was chaired by Germany and Egypt, they are hosts of this year’s annual climate meet (COP-27) also.

♣Ministers and delegations called back the need of moving towards implementation of all previous resolutions, which were made during the last meeting, with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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