31-May-2023: 3rd Employment Working Group Meet, ILO, Geneva
The Indian G20 Presidency is organizing the third Employment Working Group (EWG) meeting from 31st – 2nd June 2023 at ILO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. It is a G20 tradition since the inception of the EWG, to organize an Employment Working Group at the side-lines of the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s annual International Labour Conference at Geneva.
78 delegates from 20 G20 member countries, 09 guest countries and 04 International Organizations are attending the meeting. The Ministry of Labour & Employment’s international knowledge partners i.e. International Labour Organisation ILO), Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD), International Social Security Association (ISSA), World Bank (WB) and a domestic knowledge partner i.e. Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India, are attending the meeting to provide their technical expertise to the Group.
19-May-2023: India calls upon the countries of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) nations to join hands for enhanced collaboration in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh called upon countries of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) nations to join hands for enhanced collaboration in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation.
Addressing the Seventh Session of the Heads of Ministries and Agencies of Science and Technology of the SCO Member States, as representative Minister of the host country India, Dr Jitendra Singh said, India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ready to work closely with other member countries of the SCO to jointly address the emerging challenges of the Eurasian region. The Minister appreciated the participation and the overwhelming efforts of each of the Member States to enhance the cooperation among SCO Member States.
4-Feb-2023: FAO’s Findings on World Food Prices
- World food prices fell in January 2023 for the 10th consecutive month
- FAO Food Price Index averaged 131.2 points in Jan’23 against 132.2 for Dec’23
- The lowest since Sept 2021
- FAO raised its forecast for global cereal production in 2022
- From a previous estimate of 2.756 billion tonnes to 2.765 billion tonnes
- International wheat prices declined 2.5%
- Production in Australia and Russia increased more than expected
FAO
- FAO is a UN specialized agency
- It leads international efforts to defeat hunger
- It is based in Rome (Italy)
- Its sister bodies are the World Food Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)