C-20 meet on ecology, geopolitics today
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 07 2023:
The C-20 India 2023 national conference, which will deliberate on five different topics, as part of India's G-20 presidency, will be held at Sangai conference hall of Hotel Imphal here on Saturday.
Chinmaya Mission, which will be hosting the conference, is all set for the one-day C20-India Va-sudhaiva Kutumbakam National Conference.
Addressing a press conference in this connection at Hotel Imphal, here, on Friday, Chinmaya Mission's spiritual mentor Swami Mi-trananda said that C20 provides a platform for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) around the world to bring forth a non-governmental and non-business voice to G20 .
Of the 13 working groups under C20, this year the national coordinator for 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', meaning 'World is one family', is Chinmaya Mission.
National conferences will be held at 18 places across the country, of which five are in North East India and Manipur is one of them, he said.
All the places will organise the conference under a different theme.
For Manipur, the conference will deliberate on Dharma, Education, Ecology, Geopolitics and defence.
Academicians and scholars from various institutions of Manipur would be invited as resource persons, he informed.
Conducting this kind of national seminar would help to develop oneness in the world, he added.
Chinmaya Mission Trust Manipur, secretary retired general L Nishikanta also attended the press conference, during which LDA chairman M Asnikumar said that Manipur has been selected as one of the venues for the conference due to its contribution towards education', ecology, defence and culture.
Chief Minister N Biren will inaugurate the conference, he added.