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Nation G-20 under the presidency of India

CONSENSUS EMERGING ON PRIORITIES, PREPARATIONS FOR LEADERS' SUMMIT

G-20: The world is getting

a feel of Indianness

So far, under India's G-20 presidency, 180 meetings have been held in
more than 50 cities. New facilities have been built in many cities for
meetings, and old facilities have been modernized. It has benefited
the country and the people. Consensus is being made on the priorities
of the Indian presidency and preparations are in final stages for the
leaders' summit to be held on September 9-10.

s the date of the G-20 Summit headed by Labour and Employment Ministers, Environment
India draws closer, the series of meetings and Climate Change ministers held in the second
Aare making the world aware about India's fortnight of July. PM Modi exhorted global leaders
achievements, capabilities, diversity, knowledge, to take forward the mantra of One Earth, One Family
culture and potential. Under the presidency of India, with India's technological prowess, lifestyle for
180 meetings have been held at about 70 venues environment, yoga, UPI, disaster risk management
and several ministerial level meetings are yet to and solar energy alliance and work unitedly for
take place before the G-20 Leaders' Summit on 9-10 global good.
September. Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself On the sidelines of the meeting of Finance
addressed the meeting of G-20 Energy Ministers, Ministers and Central Bank Governors, India's

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