First G20 disaster risk reduction working group meeting begins in Gandhinagar

• The First G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group meeting under India’s G20 Presidency began at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
• Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr P K Mishra and Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan inaugurated the meeting. 
• Around 100 delegates from the G20 member countries, invitee countries and from nine International organisations are participating in the three-day event.
• The second Sherpa meeting of the G20 Summit under India's Presidency began at the idyllic village of Kumarakom in Kerala. Over 120 delegates from G20 member nations are participating in the event being chaired by India's Sherpa Amitabh Kant.

Important Meetings: 

1. G20 Business Summit 2023 – Kohima, Nagaland (5 April 2023)
2. 2nd G20 Sherpas Meeting – Kumarakom, Kerala (30 March to 2 April 2023)
3. 2nd G20 Infrastructure Working Group Meeting – Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (28 – 29 March 2023)
4. 2nd G20 Framework Working Group Meeting – Chennai, Tamil Nadu (24 -25 March 2023)
5. G20 Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering – Dibrugarh, Assam (23 – 24 March 2023)