LATEST NEWS ,BREAKING NEWS TODAY-17-01-2023

In Madhya Pradesh, the two-day meeting of the Think-20 group under the G-20 will conclude today, January 17.

Ministers and subject experts are debating “Global good governance with environment-friendly lifestyle, moral values, and auspiciousness” at a convention being held in Bhopal. Think 20 was inaugurated by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan yesterday.

AIR correspondent reports, on the final day of the Think 20 meeting, there will be two plenary sessions, a round table discussion, and a closing session. While key subjects like the advancement of women and young leadership as well as the notion that investing in children is investing in the future were discussed on the first day.

The first day’s presentations were all focused on how India benefited humanity through vaccine diplomacy during the Covid crisis, like that India will help through the G-20, offer solutions, and act as the global voice for the issues and challenges that the world is currently facing.

According to Think 20, India will design the next global development agenda. Through the G-20, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message about the ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’, will be spread throughout the entire world.

The delegates all concurred that equity, inclusive growth, and inclusive finance are today’s most pressing issues.

World’s longest River Cruise MV Ganga Vilas reaches Patna; on its way to Dibrugarh via Bangladesh

World’s longest River Cruise MV Ganga Vilas is in Patna on its way to Dibrugarh via Bangladesh. Thirty-two tourists from Switzerland are revelling in the beautiful moments of the journey. Tourists are overwhelmed with the hospitality of the people of Bihar.

AIR correspondent reports that tourists of the Cruise will visit different iconic and historical places of Patna today, January 17.

Tourists will visit Takhat Sri Harmandir ji in Patna  Sahib. It is the birth place of Guru Gobind Singh ji  Maharaj who is the 10th and last guru of Sikh. They will also see if you Golghar which is situated in central Patna.  It is made without pillar with a large storage capacity of one lakh 40 thousand tonnes of grain.

Tourists are scheduled to visit the Bihar Museum which is one of the largest museums in South Asia. The Ganga Vilas cruise will stay tonight in Patna and it will depart for Simaria, Begusari tomorrow.

The Cruise will be in Bihar till the 22nd of January. MV Ganga Vilas was flagged off from Varanasi by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. The Cruise will cover a 3,200 km voyage being pitched as the world’s longest.

 

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Iconic Events Week to begin to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence on Tuesday

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Iconic Events Week will begin on Tuesday to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence and the 126th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

The events will be organised on the theme of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s life and his contribution to the freedom struggle. During the week-long celebration, various activities will be organised at locations related to Netaji’s life and work in Manipur, Nagaland, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal. Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the culmination event in Port Blair on the 23rd of this month as a Chief Guest.

21st edition of Naval Exercise VARUNA between India and France begins

The 21st Edition of the Bilateral Naval Exercise between India and France- Exercise VARUNA commenced on the Western Seaboard on Monday. The exercise will be conducted till the 20th of this month and will witness advanced air defence exercises, tactical manoeuvres, surface firings, underway replenishment and other maritime operations. The Ministry of Defence in a statement said that this exercise provides an opportunity to learn from each other’s best practices. The exercise facilitates operational-level interaction between the two navies to foster mutual cooperation for good order at sea, underscoring the shared commitment of both nations to security, safety and freedom of the global maritime commons.

While the bilateral exercise between the two navies was initiated in 1993, it was christened as ‘VARUNA’ in 2001 and has become a hallmark of India – France’s strategic bilateral relationship.

15th India-UK Foreign Office Consultations held; Roadmap 2030 discussed

After more than two years, the 15th edition of India-UK Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) was held on January 16, 2023, in New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Foreign Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, while the British side was led by Sir Philip Barton, Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO).

Notably, the last FOC was held in November 2020 in London.

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar also met Sir Philip Barton, Permanent Under-Secretary at FCDO. They discussed the expanding bilateral relationship between India and the UK, including progress under Roadmap 2030 and other global issues.

The FOC provided an opportunity to review the progress made in the implementation of Roadmap 2030, despite the restrictions imposed by the COVID pandemic. Both sides discussed issues like trade and economic cooperation, defence and security, science and technology, people-to-people relationships, health, and climate change. Additionally, it was appreciated that letters formalizing the Young Professional Scheme were exchanged on the occasion of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on January 9, 2023, in London, and that the scheme would be launched on February 28, 2023. Both sides aspire to the early conclusion of a balanced and comprehensive India-UK FTA that may intensify the economic engagement between the fifth and sixth biggest economies in the world.

Roadmap 2030

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the then UK PM Boris Johnson had signed the 2030 Roadmap for India-UK Relations in a virtual meeting on May 4, 2021. The roadmap outlines ambitions for the partnership between the two countries over the next ten years. The roadmap heralds the commencement of an ‘Enhanced Trade Partnership’ between India and the United Kingdom, with goals of doubling the value of UK-India trade by 2030 and expediting the first phase of pre-negotiations for a future free trade deal. It is also the first time since the formal ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ agreement in 2005.

It focuses on developing a “free, open, and secure Indo-Pacific region.”

Young Professional Scheme

The Governments of India and the UK launched the Young Professionals Scheme on January 9, 2023. The scheme provides 3,000 visas per year to permit young professionals from both countries to live, study, and work in the two respective countries. The scheme was a part of the Migration and Mobility MoU, which was signed in May 2021. With this, India becomes the first visa-nation country to benefit from this scheme.

LATEST NEWS ,BREAKING NEWS TODAY-17-01-2023

In Madhya Pradesh, the two-day meeting of the Think-20 group under the G-20 will conclude today, January 17.

Ministers and subject experts are debating “Global good governance with environment-friendly lifestyle, moral values, and auspiciousness” at a convention being held in Bhopal. Think 20 was inaugurated by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan yesterday.

AIR correspondent reports, on the final day of the Think 20 meeting, there will be two plenary sessions, a round table discussion, and a closing session. While key subjects like the advancement of women and young leadership as well as the notion that investing in children is investing in the future were discussed on the first day.

The first day’s presentations were all focused on how India benefited humanity through vaccine diplomacy during the Covid crisis, like that India will help through the G-20, offer solutions, and act as the global voice for the issues and challenges that the world is currently facing.

According to Think 20, India will design the next global development agenda. Through the G-20, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message about the ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’, will be spread throughout the entire world.

The delegates all concurred that equity, inclusive growth, and inclusive finance are today’s most pressing issues.

World’s longest River Cruise MV Ganga Vilas reaches Patna; on its way to Dibrugarh via Bangladesh

World’s longest River Cruise MV Ganga Vilas is in Patna on its way to Dibrugarh via Bangladesh. Thirty-two tourists from Switzerland are revelling in the beautiful moments of the journey. Tourists are overwhelmed with the hospitality of the people of Bihar.

AIR correspondent reports that tourists of the Cruise will visit different iconic and historical places of Patna today, January 17.

Tourists will visit Takhat Sri Harmandir ji in Patna  Sahib. It is the birth place of Guru Gobind Singh ji  Maharaj who is the 10th and last guru of Sikh. They will also see if you Golghar which is situated in central Patna.  It is made without pillar with a large storage capacity of one lakh 40 thousand tonnes of grain.

Tourists are scheduled to visit the Bihar Museum which is one of the largest museums in South Asia. The Ganga Vilas cruise will stay tonight in Patna and it will depart for Simaria, Begusari tomorrow.

The Cruise will be in Bihar till the 22nd of January. MV Ganga Vilas was flagged off from Varanasi by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. The Cruise will cover a 3,200 km voyage being pitched as the world’s longest.

 

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Iconic Events Week to begin to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence on Tuesday

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Iconic Events Week will begin on Tuesday to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence and the 126th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

The events will be organised on the theme of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s life and his contribution to the freedom struggle. During the week-long celebration, various activities will be organised at locations related to Netaji’s life and work in Manipur, Nagaland, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal. Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the culmination event in Port Blair on the 23rd of this month as a Chief Guest.

21st edition of Naval Exercise VARUNA between India and France begins

The 21st Edition of the Bilateral Naval Exercise between India and France- Exercise VARUNA commenced on the Western Seaboard on Monday. The exercise will be conducted till the 20th of this month and will witness advanced air defence exercises, tactical manoeuvres, surface firings, underway replenishment and other maritime operations. The Ministry of Defence in a statement said that this exercise provides an opportunity to learn from each other’s best practices. The exercise facilitates operational-level interaction between the two navies to foster mutual cooperation for good order at sea, underscoring the shared commitment of both nations to security, safety and freedom of the global maritime commons.

While the bilateral exercise between the two navies was initiated in 1993, it was christened as ‘VARUNA’ in 2001 and has become a hallmark of India – France’s strategic bilateral relationship.

15th India-UK Foreign Office Consultations held; Roadmap 2030 discussed

After more than two years, the 15th edition of India-UK Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) was held on January 16, 2023, in New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Foreign Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, while the British side was led by Sir Philip Barton, Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO).

Notably, the last FOC was held in November 2020 in London.

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar also met Sir Philip Barton, Permanent Under-Secretary at FCDO. They discussed the expanding bilateral relationship between India and the UK, including progress under Roadmap 2030 and other global issues.

The FOC provided an opportunity to review the progress made in the implementation of Roadmap 2030, despite the restrictions imposed by the COVID pandemic. Both sides discussed issues like trade and economic cooperation, defence and security, science and technology, people-to-people relationships, health, and climate change. Additionally, it was appreciated that letters formalizing the Young Professional Scheme were exchanged on the occasion of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on January 9, 2023, in London, and that the scheme would be launched on February 28, 2023. Both sides aspire to the early conclusion of a balanced and comprehensive India-UK FTA that may intensify the economic engagement between the fifth and sixth biggest economies in the world.

Roadmap 2030

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the then UK PM Boris Johnson had signed the 2030 Roadmap for India-UK Relations in a virtual meeting on May 4, 2021. The roadmap outlines ambitions for the partnership between the two countries over the next ten years. The roadmap heralds the commencement of an ‘Enhanced Trade Partnership’ between India and the United Kingdom, with goals of doubling the value of UK-India trade by 2030 and expediting the first phase of pre-negotiations for a future free trade deal. It is also the first time since the formal ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ agreement in 2005.

It focuses on developing a “free, open, and secure Indo-Pacific region.”

Young Professional Scheme

The Governments of India and the UK launched the Young Professionals Scheme on January 9, 2023. The scheme provides 3,000 visas per year to permit young professionals from both countries to live, study, and work in the two respective countries. The scheme was a part of the Migration and Mobility MoU, which was signed in May 2021. With this, India becomes the first visa-nation country to benefit from this scheme.