PM Modi has addressed the first session of the G-20 summit on “global economy and global health”.
PM Modi highlighted India’s contribution during the covid-19 pandemic as it ensured medical supplies to 150 countries.
PM Modi talked for the resilient global supply chains.
Pope Francis the, head of the Catholic Church has accepted the PM Modi invitation to visit India.
# India-US trade
US trade representative (USTR) Katherine tie will travel to India and other Asian countries next month.
The USTR officials will be in New Delhi on November 22.
Ehancing global access to covid-19 vaccines and therupeatics via a waiver of intellectual property rights at the world Trade organization will also be discussed.
This WTO proposal introduced by India and South Africa has the US support.
# Lebanon
The United arab Emirates on Saturday withdraw its diplomats on Saturday from Lebanon.
Similar move have been made by Saudi Arabia over a Lebanese minister’s criticism of Riyadh led military intervention in Yemen.
# Green power transmission units
Power transmission project related auctions in India are gaining momentum to support the country’s capacity addition in renewables.
According to data from the ministry of power, central electricity authority (CEA) and a crisil report, transmission projects worth 10000 crore rupees are are under various stages of auction process.