Latest Summits and Conferences 2025: Month-wise List

Welcome to our month-wise list of the Latest Summits and Conferences 2025! This topic is very important for Current Affairs in exams like SSC, Banking, RRB NTPC, UPSC, and State-level exams. Summits and conferences help countries work together on big issues like the economy, health, and the environment.

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Summits and Conferences Current Affairs 2025

July 2025

◾ NATO countries have agreed to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP annually, with Türkiye set to host the next NATO Summit in 2026.

◾ The 11th edition of India Maize Summit was held in New Delhi, organised by FICCI in association with Indian Institute of Maize Research (IIMR), with the theme “Reimagining Maize: Innovation, Integration & Sustainability for a Resilient Future”.

◾ The 17th BRICS Summit (2025) was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with the theme “Strengthening Global South Cooperation for a More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance”, and India will chair BRICS in 2026 and host the 18th BRICS Summit.

◾ The Youth Spiritual Summit to foster a national resolve against drug abuse was hosted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in Varanasi.

◾ The maiden National Conference of Chairpersons of Urban Local Bodies was inaugurated at the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT), Manesar.

◾ Saima Wazed received the Mental Health Award 2025 at the 24th Annual International Mental Health Conference (IMHC) held in Bangkok, Thailand.

◾ The PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan Dissemination Portal was launched during the National Conference on Curricular and Assessment Equivalence of Boards and Improving Learning Outcomes held in New Delhi.

◾ The 3rd National Conference on Responsible Business Conduct (NCRBC) 2025 was organised by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) to strengthen ESG practices in India.

◾ The ‘ResilientRemit’ initiative was launched at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville, Spain, to be implemented by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

◾ The Defence Accounts Department (DAD) will host the Controllers’ Conference 2025 in New Delhi with the theme ‘Transforming Financial Advice, Payment, Audit and Accounting through Defence Finance and Economics’.

◾ The International Conference on ‘Reclaiming India’s Knowledge Legacy Through Manuscript Heritage’ will be organised by the Ministry of Culture in New Delhi in September 2025.

◾ The Trade Facilitation Conference 2025, themed “Scientific Excellence for Seamless Trade”, was inaugurated in New Delhi by the Union Minister of State for Finance, organised by the Central Revenues Control Laboratory (CRCL).

◾ The 4th edition of Semicon India 2025: Building the Next Semiconductor Powerhouse will be jointly organised by the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and SEMI in New Delhi.

◾ The 11th edition of India Energy Storage Week (IESW) 2025 was held in New Delhi as a premier international conference and exhibition.

◾ The 3rd National Conference ‘Shalyacon 2025’, themed “Innovation, Integration, and Inspiration”, was inaugurated in New Delhi by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Ayush, organised by All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) in collaboration with the National Sushruta Association (NSA).

◾ The National Conference on Good Governance Practices was inaugurated in Bhubaneswar, Odisha by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in collaboration with the Government of Odisha.

June 2025

◾ Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh launched the “Battery Aadhaar Initiative” at the Battery Summit 2025 in New Delhi to monitor batteries throughout their lifecycle. The summit was organized by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) in collaboration with the World Resources Institute (WRI) India.

◾ Prime Minister of India addressed the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) 81st Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the World Air Transport Summit (WATS) in New Delhi. The event was hosted by IndiGo.

◾ India launched ‘BharatGen’, a first-of-its-kind AI model for multilingual innovation, at the BharatGen Summit in New Delhi. It has been developed under NM-ICPS and implemented through the TIH Foundation for IoT & IoE at IIT Bombay.

◾ The Ministry of Ayush hosted the ‘Yoga Connect’ hybrid global summit in New Delhi on the theme “Yoga for One Earth, One Health”, organized by the Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN).

◾ The Health20 (H20) Summit 2025 was organized in Geneva to assess global health challenges and propose recommendations to G20 and G7 to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

◾ Prime Minister of India participated in the 51st G7 Summit, which was hosted by Canada.

◾ The 7th Helicopter & Small Aircraft Summit was organized in Pune, Maharashtra by the Ministry of Civil Aviation in collaboration with the Government of Maharashtra, Pawan Hans Ltd., and FICCI.

◾ The International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation 2025 was addressed by the Union MoS for Environment, Forest and Climate Change. It was organized by Tajikistan with support from WMO, ADB, and UNESCO.

◾ The National Agriculture-Renewable Energy Conference 2025 was held in New Delhi to foster dialogue on integrating renewable energy in the agriculture sector.

◾ During the Mind, Brain, and Consciousness Conference (MBCC 2025), IIT Mandi signed an MoU with the Art of Living Foundation to promote research in consciousness and mental well-being.

◾ At the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France, India launched a digital ocean data portal named SAHAV to promote transparent, science-based ocean governance.

◾ The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare announced a financial outlay of ₹6,000 crore for the “Agri Stack” initiative under the Digital Agriculture Mission (DAM) at the National Conference on Agri Stack in New Delhi.

◾ The Bonn Climate Change Conference 2025 began in Bonn, Germany, held under the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

◾ The National Conference of Estimates Committees of Parliament and State/UT Legislative Bodies was conducted in Mumbai.

◾ India hosted the Indian Conservation Conference (ICCON) 2025, a leading event on conservation science and policy, at Dehradun.

May 2025

◾ 8th National Community Radio Conference – New Delhi
🔹 Organized by: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC)
🔹 Focus: Role of Community Radio in public communication and awareness generation.

◾ 1st National Mediation Conference 2025 – New Delhi
🔹 Aim: Promote mediation as a dispute resolution mechanism for faster justice delivery.

◾ World Bank Land Conference 2025 – Washington, D.C.
🔹 India to present:
🔺 SVAMITVA Scheme – Survey of Villages and Mapping using Technology.
🔺 Gram Manchitra Platform – Village-level planning tool.

◾ GLEX 2025 (Global Space Exploration Conference) – New Delhi
🔹 Theme: “Reaching New Worlds: A Space Exploration Renaissance”
🔹 Organized by: IAF, ISRO (host), and Astronautical Society of India (ASI) (co-host)

◾ 4th RIMES Ministerial Conference – Sri Lanka
🔹 Supported by: World Bank, FCDO
🔹 Focus: Multi-hazard early warning systems for disaster preparedness.

◾ COP-30 (UN Climate Conference 2025) – Belém, Brazil
🔹 Arunabha Gosh appointed as South Asia Envoy.

◾ Bharat 6G 2025 – 3rd International Conference & Exhibition – New Delhi
🔹 Focus: Advancing India’s leadership in 6G telecom technology.

◾ CERT-In SAMVAAD 2025 – National Cybersecurity Conference
🔹 Organized by: CERT-In in collaboration with SkillsDA
🔹 Purpose: Strengthening cybersecurity audit ecosystem in India.

◾ WAVES 2025 – World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit – Mumbai
🔹 Inaugurated by: PM Narendra Modi
🔹 Organized by: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
🔹 Tagline: “Connecting Creators, Connecting Countries”

◾ MRSAM India Eco-System Summit 2.0 – New Delhi
🔹 Organized by: CENJOWS, Aerospace Services India, and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
🔹 Focus: Indigenous development of Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missiles.

◾ Inclusive India Summit – New Delhi
🔹 Organized by: DEPwD, National Association for the Blind (NAB Delhi), and SBI Foundation
🔹 Occasion: Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)

◾ World Hydrogen Summit 2025 – Rotterdam, Netherlands
🔹 Addressed by: Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
🔹 Focus: Green hydrogen development and energy transition.

◾ Rising North East Investors Summit 2025 – New Delhi
🔹 Inaugurated by: Prime Minister of India
🔹 Investment attracted: Rs 15,646 crore through 33 MoUs (Tripura Govt.)

◾ World Hydrogen 2025 Awards – Rotterdam, Netherlands
🔹 Bart Biebuyck awarded Hydrogen Person of the Year for leadership in hydrogen innovation.

April 2025

◾ 6th BIMSTEC Summit – Bangkok, Thailand
🔹 PM Narendra Modi launched the BODHI (BIMSTEC for Organised Development of Human Resource Infrastructure) initiative.
🔹 Aim: To train 300 youths annually in India.
🔹 Theme: Prosperous, Resilient, and Open BIMSTEC

◾ 9th Global Technology Summit (GTS) – New Delhi
🔹 Organized by the Ministry of External Affairs in collaboration with Carnegie India.
🔹 Theme: Sambhavna (Possibilities)

◾ India Global Forum (IGF) – ‘NXT25 Summit 2025’ – Mumbai, Maharashtra
🔹 Supported by: Government of Maharashtra, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, and United Kingdom (UK).
🔹 Focus: Leading the Leap in Innovation and Global Partnerships.

◾ Proposal for Climate Change Council – by Brazil
🔹 Purpose: To fast-track COP decisions, coordinate international climate efforts, and boost effectiveness of global action.

◾ First International Research Conference on Pension (IRCP) 2025 – New Delhi
🔹 Organized by PFRDA in collaboration with IIM Ahmedabad.
🔹 Focus: Advancing research and policies in the pension sector.

◾ Naval Commanders’ Conference 2025 – First Edition
🔹 Defence Minister inaugurated 9 marine piers and 8 residential buildings under Project Seabird.
🔹 Aim: Strengthening maritime infrastructure and housing.

◾ SEFCO-2025: Shaping the Energy Future – Dehradun
🔹 Organized by CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum.
🔹 Theme: Catalysing a Sustainable Future with Affordable Energy and Chemicals
🔹 Focus: Innovations in sustainable energy and chemical technologies.

◾ 2025 COPs of Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions – Geneva, Switzerland
🔹 Agenda: Regulation of hazardous chemicals, including chlorpyrifos.
🔹 Focus: Strengthening global chemical safety frameworks.

March 2025

Sustainable Development & Climate Action

1. World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2025

• Awardee: Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice President of Guyana, received the Sustainable Development Leadership Award
• Theme: “Partnerships for Accelerating Sustainable Development and Climate Solutions
• Organizer: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
• Location: New Delhi, India

2. Conference on ‘India 2047: Building a Climate-Resilient Future’

• Organizers: Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in collaboration with Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute and The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University, US
• Location: New Delhi, Indi

Health & Disease Prevention

3. World TB Day 2025 Summit

• Key Announcement Completion of genome sequencing of 10,000 isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosi
• Theme “Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Delive”
• Organizer World Health Organization (WH)

4. Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit 2025

• Recognized Cities Three cities were honored for achievements in preventing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries.
• Excluded City Toronto was not among the recognized cities.
• Location Paris, Frane

5. WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health 2025

• Theme: “Accelerating Action for Clean Air, Clean Energy Access, and Climate Change Mitigation”
• Collaborating Country Colomba
• Organizer World Health Organization (WH)

Science & Innovation

6. International Radio Biology Conference 2025

• *Theme: “Biological Effects of Space Radiation, Heavy Ions, and Human Space Missions – Mechanisms & Biomedical Countermeasurs”
• *Organizer: Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (INMAS), Dehi
• *Location: Manekshaw Centre, Delhi, Inia

🌱 Agriculture & Biodiversity

7. International Spice Conference (ISC) 2025

• *Organizer: All India Spices Exporters Forum (AIEF)
• *Theme: “Building Trust Beyond Borders: Transparency, Sustainability, Conferece”

8. 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

• *Key Launch: Introduction of the “Cali Fund” to support biodiversity protection.
• *Location: Rome, Italy.

📊 Economy & Governance

9. Bharat Calling Conference 2025

• Organize: IMC Chamber of Commerce and Indstry
• Focu: Highlighting India’s role in global economic growth and investment opportuniies.

10. GRIDCON 2025 – The International Conference cum Exhibition

• Organize: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) in association with CIGRE, ndia
• Them: “Innovations in Grid Resilince”
• Locatio: New Delhi, ndia

💧 Water & Sustainability

11. Water Sustainability Conference 2025

• Organizr: Bureau of Water Use Efficiency (BWUE) in association with The Energy and Resources Institute TERI)’
• Location: New Delhi, India.

Social Science & Environment

12. 75th Anniversary of National Sample Survey (NSS)

• Event: Awareness campaign organized at the 20th Annual Conference of the Indian Association for Social Science and Health IASSH)”
• Organizer: Sambalpur University, Odisha.

13. National Conference on ‘Environment – 2025’

• Organier: National Green Tibunal
• Locaton: New Delhi India

February 2025

• Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to accelerate energy access across Africa.

• BIMSTEC Youth Summit was organized in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, with the theme “Youth as a Bridge for Intra-BIMSTEC Exchange.”

• France hosted the 3rd edition of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit, with India as the co-chair.

• PM Modi gifted a Dokra artwork to French President Emmanuel Macron at the AI Action Summit in Paris; Dokra art is a metal-casting tradition from Chhattisgarh.

• The 12th edition of the World Governments Summit (WGS) 2025 was held in Dubai, UAE, under the theme “Shaping Future Government.”

• Brazil will host the BRICS Leaders’ Summit 2025 in Rio de Janeiro in July.

• The first Raisina Middle East Conference was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, bringing together policymakers, academia, and the private sector.

• The International Conference on Innovations in Unani Medicine was held in New Delhi as part of Unani Day 2025, commemorating Hakim Ajmal Khan’s birth anniversary.

• The IIAS-DARPG India Conference 2025 was held in New Delhi, with the theme “Next Generation Administrative Reforms – Empowering Citizens and Reaching the Last Mile.”

• The 4th No Money for Terror (NMFT) Conference was held in Munich, Germany, focusing on countering terror financing.

• The International Conference – SILKTECH 2025 was organized by Central Silk Board (CSB) in New Delhi.

• The 8th Indian Ocean Conference was held in Muscat, Oman, with the theme “Voyages to New Horizons of Maritime Partnership.”

• Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) showcased Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) and Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) at NAVDEX 2025 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

• The Indian Army hosted the ‘Conference on Women Peacekeepers from the Global South’ in New Delhi, in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of External Affairs.

• The International Conference on Carbon Markets – PRAKRITI 2025 was organized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in New Delhi.

January 2025

• Japan to participate as a country partner in the Global Investors Summit (GIS) in Bhopal on February 24-25.

• Indian Institute of Management–Shillong (IIM Shillong) hosts the first edition of the International Conference on Leveraging Emerging Technologies and Analytics for Development (LEAD-2024), under the theme “Empowering Humanity”.

• India to host the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Parliaments of Commonwealth Countries (CSPOC) in 2026.

• Ministry of Mines organizes the ‘3rd National Mining Ministers’ Conference’ in collaboration with Odisha to discuss making India self-sufficient in the mineral sector.

• India to host the 1st International Olympic Research Conference (27-30 January 2025) in Gujarat, focusing on financing and economic models for hosting the Olympics.

• Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, organizes the international conference ‘Sun, Space Weather, and Solar-Stellar Connections’ to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Kodaikanal Solar Observatory.

• Game Developer Association of India (GDAI) teams up with KGeN to organize the “Road to Game Jam” challenge during the India Game Developer Conference (IGDC).

December 2024

• The 29th CII Partnership Summit 2024 was held in New Delhi, organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit 2024 in Jaipur, with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as the Summit Partner.

• Octanom Tech Pvt Ltd has been named among Forbes India’s “Select 200 Companies with large global business potential” at the D Globalist Entrepreneur Mobility Summit (DGEMS) 2024 in New Delhi.

• The 14th Asia-Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users’ Conference (AOMSUC-14) was held in New Delhi, hosted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

• The Conference of Chairpersons of State and Union Territories (UT) Haj Committees was held in New Delhi, and organized by the Haj Committee of India (HCI).

• The 59th All India Conference of Director Generals/Inspector Generals of Police was held in Bhubaneswar.

• The Rubbercon 2024 conference in Kochi, Kerala, was hosted by the Indian Rubber Institute (IRI) and the International Rubber Conference Organization (IRCO).

• During the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Saudi Arabia launched the Young Researchers Award, offering USD 10,000 to seven early-career researchers worldwide.

November 2024

• The 11th Edition of Asia Clean Energy Summit (ACES) 2024 was recently held in Singapore.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a Sohrai painting to Russian President Vladimir Putin during the recently held BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia. The painting is associated with the state of Jharkhand.

• The Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), organized the First Asian Buddhist Summit (ABS) in New Delhi. The theme of the summit was ‘Role of Buddha Dhamma in Strengthening Asia’.

• Brazil launched the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty during the opening of the G20 Summit 2024.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 2nd India-CARICOM Summit alongside the Prime Minister of Grenada, H.E. Mr. Dickon Mitchell in Georgetown, Guyana.

• Brazil officially transferred the Group of 20 (G20) Presidency to South Africa during the closing ceremony of the G20 Summit 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

• The 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit was the nineteenth meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20), held from 18–19 November 2024 at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro. It was the first G20 summit hosted by Brazil and marked the first full summit with the African Union as a member.

• The Brazilian presidency for the G20 officially started on 1 December 2023, with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as chair. The theme of the G20 Summit 2024 was ‘Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet’.

October 2024

• The 2024 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, also known as the 23rd Meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government, was held in Islamabad, Pakistan.

• Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) 2024, the annual apex-level international conference of the Indian Navy, is set to take place in New Delhi with the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) as the chief organizer.

• Conference on ‘Maritime Decarbonization in India’ was co-hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) along with the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways.

• The Second Army Commanders’ Conference for 2024 will be held in two phases in a hybrid mode, with the first phase planned in Gangtok, Sikkim.

• India Digital Agri Conference 2024 was organized to explore digital technology’s impact on farming in India, co-organized by the Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) and IIT Ropar TIF – AwaDH.

• Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi launched the Agniastra, a portable multi-target detonation device, during the Army Commanders’ Conference in Gangtok, Sikkim.

• India hosted the 19th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA) for the first time in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), with CDSCO as the host. The theme was “Smart Regulation: Delivering Quality Assured Medical Products for All.”

• All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi organized its first international conference, Advancements of Research & Global Opportunities for Holistic Ayurveda (AROHA-2024).

• The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare held the National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign 2024 in New Delhi, setting a national food grain production target of 341.55 million tonnes for 2024-25.

• The 15th Kaleidoscope Academic Conference was organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in New Delhi.

• Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs organized the 17th Urban Mobility India Conference & Expo-2024 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

• The United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16), a two-week event to evaluate historic commitments to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, was inaugurated in Cali, Colombia.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 16th BRICS Summit held in Kazan, Russia.

Here are the highlights from the 16th BRICS Summit with the theme “Strengthening Multilateralism for Fair Global Development and Security”:

September 2024

• Recently, the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) announced the third edition of the India-US Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) Summit to strengthen partnerships in defense innovation. It is set to take place at Stanford University, California.

• The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) hosted the ‘Financing Summit 3.0’ to discuss the future of India’s financial sector in the context of the nation’s vision for a ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047.

• The third edition of the INDUS-X Summit was co-organised by USISPF and Stanford University.

• The second edition of the Global Food Regulators Summit 2024 has been inaugurated by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

• The summit unveiled a new website for the Food Import Clearance System 2.0 (FICS 2.0), aimed at faster processing and transparency.

• A millets recipe show titled ‘Flavours of Shree Anna – Sehat aur Swaad Ke Sang’ has been launched as a 13-episode series on Doordarshan to promote millet-based recipes.

• The Indian government will host the inaugural World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) from February 5 to 9, 2025, with support from the Telangana state government.

• The maiden Joint Commanders’ Conference (JCC) under the theme ‘Sashakt and Surakshit Bharat: Transforming Armed Forces’ commenced at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

• The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India, in collaboration with the Sankala Foundation, organized a national conference on ‘Universal Access to Healthcare: Digital Solutions’ in New Delhi.

• The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), along with the Ministry of Textiles and the Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA), organized the international conference “Viksit Bharat- Technical Textiles for Sustainable Growth & Development” in New Delhi.

• The second edition of the “Joint Doctrine Review Conference (JDRC-2024)” was conducted in Delhi, organized by the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS).

• Prime Minister addressed the second International Conference on Green Hydrogen 2024 (ICGH-2024), with the industry partner being FICCI.

• The 2nd Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation (APMC) was inaugurated, organized by the Ministry of Civil Aviation in partnership with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the second edition of the bi-annual Naval Commanders’ Conference 2024 in New Delhi.

• Sang Wook Ham has been elected as the President of the 68th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

• Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 41st edition of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Commanders Conference in New Delhi.

August 2024

• Central Water Commission (CWC) has been honored with the GEEF Global WaterTech Award in the category ‘Water Department of the Year’ at the Global Water Tech Summit – 2024.

• The first edition of the BIMSTEC Business Summit was held in New Delhi, and hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs in association with the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII).

• India will host the 3rd ‘Voice of Global South Summit’ to address pressing global challenges that disproportionately affect the Global South.

• The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting launched 25 challenges as part of the ‘Create in India Challenge – Season 1’ for the World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES).

• Tech Leaders Forum of India (TELFI) was officially launched at the World Education Conference 2024 in Dubai.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE) at the National Agricultural Science Centre (NASC) Complex, New Delhi. The theme for this year’s conference is “Transformation Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems”.

• The India Mauritius Trade Conference 2024 was organized in Port Louis, Mauritius, by the Indian Economic Trade Organization (IETO) in association with the India Africa Trade Council (IETC).

• The 28th Conference of Central and State Statistical Organizations (COCSSO), organized by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), was held in New Delhi.

• The 8th Dharma Dhamma conference was organized by the India Foundation in collaboration with Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.

July 2024

• External Affairs Minister of India will represent India at the annual summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Astana, Kazakhstan.

• The Global IndiaAI Summit in New Delhi was organised by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

• India hosted the 6th East Asia Summit (EAS) Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation in Mumbai, in partnership with Australia and Indonesia.

• The Ministry of Information Broadcasting will organise the first edition of the World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in November 2024 in Goa.

• The first International Dairy Federation (IDF) Regional Dairy Conference Asia Pacific-2024 was held in Kochi.

• India is set to host the second Asia Pacific (APAC) ministerial conference on civil aviation in New Delhi, jointly organised by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) APAC.

June 2024

• The inaugural Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (TFCA) summit has been held in Zambia.

• India participated in the “AI for Good” Global Summit held in Geneva, Switzerland. This summit was organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

• The East Asia Summit (EAS) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF) Senior Officials’ Meetings were held in Vientiane, Lao PDR.

• The Indian Prime Minister participated in the 2024 G7 summit organized in Apulia, Italy.

• The 51st G7 Leaders’ Summit (2025) will be hosted in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada.

• Arab League Summit: The 33rd Arab League Summit was held in Manama, Bahrain.

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