1. 11th meeting of Conference of the Parties to Vienna Convention and 29th Meeting of Parties to Montreal Protocol held in __________ -
- During this, UN Environment pledged $540 million to developing countries to continue their work in phasing out ozone-depleting chemicals, for 3 years starting from 2018. Funds will be provided through the Multilateral Fund for Implementation of Montreal Protocol, which has disbursed over $3.7 billion to developing countries since 1991 for phasing out ozone-depleting chemicals.
2. 8th Global Entrepreneurship Summit-2017 (GES 2017) held in Hyderabad (________________) -
- It was jointly organized by NITI Aayog and USA Government.
- Theme for 2017 GES is Women First, Prosperity for All.
3. 10th South Asia Economic Summit (SAES) held in Kathmandu (___________) with theme Deepening Economic Integration for Inclusive and Sustainable Development in South Asia ?
4. 13th Asia-Europe (ASEM) foreign ministers' meeting Held in Naypyidaw (____________) ?
5. 21st World Congress of Mental Health organized in ___________, in association with World Federation for Mental Health. Theme of conference is ‘Partnerships for Mental Health' ?
6. 23rd United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) began in Bonn (_______________). India is being represented by Harsh Vardhan (Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change), who inugurated Indian Pavilion at Conference of Parties (COP) 23 with theme Conserving Now, Preserving Future ?
7. 24th Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-24) meet held in Bengaluru (____________) with theme Space Technology for Enhanced Governance and Development?
8. 3 Day Organic World Congress 2017 organized by International Federation of Organic Farming Movements (IFOAM) and OAFI at India Expo Centre in Greater Noida (_______).
- OWC is organized every 3 years in different countries with last edition held in 2014 in Turkey. 55 seeds group from 15 Indian states showcased 4,000 varieties of seeds.
9. 39th Bi-annual General Conference of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) held in Paris (France). It was attended by Prakesh Javedkar (Minister of Human Resource Development) on India's Behalf.
- India has been re-elected to UNESCO's Executive Board. European Nation __________ has been elected to UNESCO's Executive Board after 20 years.
10. 42nd World Congress of International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM) organised by Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) in ___________ with Theme Military Medicine in Transition: Looking Ahead ?
11. 5th Global Conference on Cyber Space 2017 (GCCS 2017) hosted by ________ with theme Cyber4All. ?
12. 9th CMS Vatavaran global film festival on environment and wildlife held in _______ with Theme Conservation 4 Water ?
13. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting held in Da Nang (___________) with theme Creating New Dynamism, Fostering a Shared Future.
- APEC is 21 Pacific Rim countries Grouping. APEC summit for 2018 will be held in Papua New Guinea.
14. First 5-day International Symposium to Promote Innovation & Research in Energy Efficiency (INSPIRE 2017) started in Jaipur (__________), organized by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) in partnership with World Bank, and Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE). ?
15. Global Clubfoot Conference organised by CURE India and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in ___________. Clubfoot is one of most common orthopaedic birth defects where one or both feet are rotated inwards and downwards ?
16. Interim Meeting of Steering Committee of International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Centre (SARTTAC) held in ________.
- It is first IMF Regional Capacity Development Centre to fully integrate training and technical assistance activities.
17. International Cooperative Alliance (ICA)’s Global Conference and General Assembly 2017 held in Kuala Lumpur (___________). During it, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) retained its seat as Director on Global Board of ICA, for 2nd time in a row ?
18. International Energy Agency (IEA) Ministerial meeting held in Paris (______________). It was attended by Raj Kumar Singh (Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy) on India's Behalf. ?
19. J P Nadda, Minister of Health and Family Welfare visited Moscw (_____________) to attend 1st WHO Global Ministerial Conference on Ending TB. He reaffirmed India’s commitment to eliminating TB by 2025. The conference focused on eliminating TB across globe by 2030 ?
20. Minister of Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi Visited ____________ for attending 4th Global Conference on Sustained Eradication of Child Labour held in Buenos Aires.?
21. UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) held in Geneva (______________). UN held its first official talks on use of autonomous weapons, including killer robots.?
22. UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Conference 2017 held in Vancouver (____________) ?
23. UNFCCC Climate Change Conference (COP23) held in Bonn (Germany), presided over by Government of Fiji.
- It concluded with countries putting in place a roadmap for ‘Talanoa Dialogue’, a year-long process to assess countries’ progress on climate actions. Talanoa is a traditional approach used in Fiji and other Pacific islands to engage in an inclusive, participatory and transparent dialogue to resolve differences without putting any blame on any one.
- Next UNFCCC Climate Change Conference will be held in 2018 in _____________.
24. World Youth Forum 2017 held in ___________ with Minister of State (IC) of Youth Affairs and Sports, Rajyavardhan Rathore attending on India's Behalf. ?
