The 13th International G-20 Conference was on 6 October.
Highlights:
The International G-20 Conference was attended by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman.
India is identifying the vacuum areas in international policy coordination within the backdrop of assuming the presidency in 2023.
India is also working to strengthen institutions like FATF (Financial Action Task Force)and the IMF (International Monetary Fund).
The G20 presidency will provide an incredible platform for India to insist on its vision regarding the longer term, reflecting sustainability, innovation, inclusiveness and Justice.
Emerging market economies will have the presidency for G20 till 2025. India will have the presidency in 2023.
The Themes set by India for G20 presidency 2023 will help the emerging economies to work together in a constructive role across the global policy arena.
It also emphasizes the importance of multilateral cooperation and reaching out to the global community beyond the G20.
Heli Survey Technology was launched for ground water management.
In the first phase, the States of Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat and Haryana are being taken up for the heli-borne survey.
Survey was started from Jodhpur in Rajasthan on October 5.
This technology has been developed by CSIR-NGRI Hyderabad.
The state-of-the-art technology, Heli Survey Technology, will be used to map the groundwater sources in arid regions.
Survey will help in utilizing groundwater for drinking purposes.
Heli-borne geophysical mapping technique will provide high-resolution 3D image for sub-surface up to a depth of 500 meters below the ground level.
This project has been developed with the aim of mapping potential groundwater sources and its management in providing Safe drinking water to people in the water scarce arid regions of India.