Biofuels have been subject to criticism for their socio-economic effects. Their effect on food production and prices, reduction in poverty level and in carbon emissions, deforestation, soil erosion and loss of biodiversity has remained in focus
PM Modi urged the G20 to collaborate in constructing robust and inclusive global value chains capable of withstanding future uncertainties.
About 75 delegates from G20 countries, invitee countries, and regional and international organizations will participate in deliberations on finding agreed solutions on issues related to international trade and investment
China on Friday said it will not attend the planned G20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Jammu & Kashmir next week, asserting that it is "firmly opposed" to holding such meetings in the "disputed territory".
New Delhi has identified five priority issues -- growth and prosperity, resilient global value chains, MSMEs, logistics, and WTO reform -- under its G20 presidency. Of these, it will focus on four in the first meeting.
Terming India a relative bright spot, she said, it is an important engine of growth for the world economy, representing about 15 per cent of global growth in 2023.
An official spokesperson said that during the meeting, Chief Minister Gehlot said that the meeting of the G-20 Commerce and Investment Ministers Group is important for the entire country
The city had reported 4,469 dengue cases in 2022, and according to the official tally, nine people died due to this vector-borne disease last year. Of the total cases, 1,420 were recorded in November, 1,238 in October and 693 in September.
The three-day meeting will have sessions on various topics like accelerated, inclusive and resilient growth; multilateralism; food, fuel and fertiliser; and women-led development.
The Indian delegation in the G 20 meeting said that India has already achieved an emission reduction of 28 percent over 2005 levels and is all set to exceed its NDC commitments before 2030.
Plans by the world's leading emerging economies to join forces to battle the latest bout of global financial turbulence could remain on the drawing board once again at the G20 meeting in Moscow this week.
The Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who has been on a week-long tour of Canada and US, claimed that investors are convinced about the Indian government's intention and commitment towards reforms, reports CNBC TV18's Gopika Gopakumar.
BRIC countries are keen on reducing their trade dependence on China, reports CNBC-TV18's Ronojoy Banerjee.
Justin Harper, the head of research at IG Markets, tells CNBC-TV18 that the second tracnhe of LTRO will benefit equities and foreign exchange markets the most after government bonds.
With the much awaited G20 meet beginning in a few hours, Richard Harris of Quam Asset Management says that it will only be another brick in the wall.
India Inc has delivered a fairly mixed set of second quarter results, but Saurabh Mukherjea, head of equities at Ambit Capital believes the numbers were much better than what was anticipated.
US President Barack Obama held a video conference on Thursday with his counterparts from Germany, France and Britain to discuss the euro zone debt crisis and events in Libya, the White House said.
David Buick, partner at BGC tells CNBC-TV18 that a write down of debt on the books of European banks - a proverbial haircut - could help the situation.
Geoffrey Dennis, global emerging market strategist at Citi upgraded India to neutral from underweight a week ago. He feels that India is a significant beneficiary from the lower commodity prices. However, he believes that global slowdown could lead to correction in commodity prices.
India will raise the issue of black money at the upcoming G20 meet, reports CNBC-TV18 quoting Finance Ministry sources.