Today, India commences its G20 Presidency.

Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

The previous 17 Presidencies of the G20 delivered significant results - for ensuring macro-economic stability, rationalising international taxation, relieving debt-burden on countries, among many other outcomes. We will benefit from these achievements, and build further upon them.

The Reserve Bank of India announced the launch of the first pilot for the retail digital Rupee on Ist December 2022. As per the RBI Press release, eight banks have been identified for phase-wise participation in this pilot. The first phase will begin with four banks including State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank and IDFC First Bank in four cities across the country. Four more banks, including Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank will join this pilot subsequently.

Niti Aayog today launched the carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) policy framework and its Deployment Mechanism in India.  The report was launched by Vice Chairman Niti Aayog Suman Bery, in the presence of Power secretary Alok Kumar, Dr V Saraswat, member Niti Aayog and other officials in New Delhi. The report was prepared on the valuable inputs provided by the various stakeholders from the  Energy and Power Sector (E&P).

Earlier the government had put the draft policy titled '2030 Roadmap for CCUS for Upstream E&P companies in the public domain for suggestions from all the stakeholder's holders in the country. The purpose of CCUS policy framework is to develop and implement a practicable framework to accelerate research and development on carbon capture, utilisation and storage in India.

President  Droupadi Murmu will confer the National Sports Awards 2022 and National Adventure Awards 2021 to the awardees at a function at  Rashtrapati Bhawan this evening. Table Tennis player Sharath Kamal Achanta has been chosen for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for 2022. 

This year Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games will be given to 25 sportspersons. They include athletes  Seema Punia and Eldhose Paul, shuttlers Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy, woman boxer Nikhat Zareen, Hockey player Deep Grace Ekka, weightlifter Vikash Thakur, Wrestlers Anshu and Sarita and Para-Badminton player Tarun Dhillon.

The Health and Family Welfare Ministry pavilion has won the Outstanding Contribution towards Public Communication and Outreach award at 41st India International Trade Fair 2022 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

The Health Pavilion conducted as many as 37 thousand 887 screenings, investigations, counseling and training. Nearly 5,530 visitors visited the National Health Authority (NHA) counter where 1,110 visitors got their Ayushman Bharat Health Account cards and benefits of getting ABHA ID were also provided.

Ministry of Power has launched a scheme for procurement of aggregate power of 4500 MW for five years under SHAKTI Policy. The Ministry said that the scheme will help states that are facing power shortage and help generation plants to increase their capacities.

PFC Consulting Limited has been designated as the nodal agency. It has invited bids for the supply of 4,500 MW electricity. The supply will commence from April next year.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today said the rise of India is deeply linked with rise of Indian technology. He was speaking at the seventh edition of the Global Technology Summit in New Delhi.

The three-day Summit is India’s annual flagship event on Geotechnology and is co-hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs and Carnegie India. The theme for this year’s Summit is Geopolitics of Technology.

The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is celebrating 74th anniversary of its Raising Day today. This largest uniformed youth organisation in the world was raised in 1948.

The day is being celebrated all over the country with cadets participating in march past, cultural activities and social development programmes.

The multifaceted activities and varied curriculum of the NCC, provides unique opportunities to the youth for self-development.

The bilateral training exercise “AUSTRA HIND 22” between contingents of the Indian Army and the Australian Army is scheduled to take place at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges (Rajasthan) from tomorrow to 11th  December 2022. This is the first exercise in the series of AUSTRA HIND with the participation of all arms and services contingent from both armies. The Australian Army contingent comprising soldiers from the 13th Brigade of the 2nd Division has arrived at the exercise location. The Indian Army is represented by troops from the DOGRA Regiment.

Exercise “AUSTRA HIND” will be a yearly event that will be conducted alternatively in India and Australia.

The Ministry of Textiles will give away Shilp Guru and National Awards to master craftspersons for 2017, 2018, and 2019 in New Delhi today. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will be the Chief Guest of the award ceremony. Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal will preside over the function. The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) has been implementing the scheme of National Awards for master craftspersons since 1965. Shilp Guru Awards was introduced in 2002. These Awards are conferred every year to legendary master craftspersons of handicrafts whose work has contributed to the preservation of rich and diverse craft heritage of the country. The main objective is to give recognition to outstanding craftspersons in the handicrafts sector. The awardees represent almost all states and UTs of the country, as well as different craft styles of different locations.