G20 HIGHLIGHTS

DEL184 G20-PM-2NDLD ITALY PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Italys Giorgia Meloni New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held bilateral talks with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni where he appreciated Italy joining the Global Biofuel Alliance and the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor partnership.

Following are the G20-related top stories at 9 pm.

DEL180 LDALL G20 **** G20 summit adopts New Delhi Declaration, calls for peace in Ukraine; admits African Union as permanent member New Delhi: India on Saturday pulled off a big diplomatic win after the G20 summit adopted a consensus declaration overcoming major differences on the Russia-Ukraine war, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for ending ''global trust deficit''. Modi also announced that African Union was admitted as G20's permanent member. **** DEL181 G20-UK-2NDLD SUNAK **** Modi and Sunak discuss progress of India-UK FTA negotiations, hope to iron out differences at the earliest New Delhi/London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak on Saturday reviewed the progress of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations and expressed hope that the remaining issues could be ironed out at the earliest so that a ''balanced, mutually beneficial and forward-looking'' trade deal is concluded soon. **** DEL161 G20-ECONOMIC CORRIDOR **** Will give new direction to connectivity, sustainable development: PM on India-Middle East-Europe Corridor New Delhi: Plans for an ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor were unveiled on Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that India does not limit connectivity to regional borders and believes that it can play a key role in strengthening mutual trust. **** DEL171 G20-PREZ-DINNER **** President Murmu, PM Modi welcome G20 leaders, delegates at grand dinner New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday welcomed G20 leaders and delegates at a grand dinner hosted for them at Bharat Mandapam, the venue for the Summit, here. **** DEL182 G20-DINNER-LD NALANDA **** Nalanda varsity's image forms backdrop at greeting area at dinner hosted by Prez Murmu for G20 delegates New Delhi: An image of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University), an ancient monastic university, formed the backdrop at the greeting area where President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the G20 delegates at a ceremonial dinner hosted by her Saturday. **** DEL170 G20-PM-3RD LD BIOFUEL **** G20 Summit: PM Modi launches Global Biofuels Alliance; US, UAE among initiating members New Delhi: India on Saturday launched the Global Biofuels Alliance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging G20 nations to join the initiative with a plea to take ethanol blending with petrol globally to 20 per cent. **** DEL184 G20-PM-2NDLD ITALY **** PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Italy's Giorgia Meloni New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held bilateral talks with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni where he appreciated Italy joining the Global Biofuel Alliance and the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor partnership. **** DEL31 G20-PM-BHARAT **** PM Modi identified as leader representing Bharat at G20 meet New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was identified as the leader representing 'Bharat' at the G20 Summit here on Saturday as he made his opening remarks at the beginning of the two-day meeting. **** DEL176 G20-XI-BIDEN **** G20 Summit going well: Biden on Xi's absence New Delhi: US President Joe Biden on Saturday said it would have been nice to have China's President Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit, but it was ''going well''. **** DEL134 G20-RAMAPHOSA-LD AFRICAN UNION **** Post-Covid global reconstruction unique opportunity to create sustainable societies: South African president New Delhi: As the African Union became a permanent member of the G20 on Saturday, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa called for accelerating the transition to low carbon, climate resilient, sustainable societies. **** DEL155 G20-SATELLITE **** India proposes G20 satellite for climate observation New Delhi: India on Saturday proposed to launch a G20 Satellite Mission for Environment and Climate Observation, with an aim to help the countries of the global south. **** DEL178 G20-DECLARATION-LD GLOBAL GROWTH **** G20 leaders stress well-calibrated fiscal, structural policies to promote growth, reduce inequalities New Delhi: Concerned over cascading crises and challenges facing the global economy, the G20 leaders on Saturday underlined the need for well-calibrated monetary, fiscal, financial and structural policies to promote growth, reduce inequalities and maintain macroeconomic and financial stability. **** DEL169 G20-PM-LD ITALY **** PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Italy's Giorgia Meloni New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held bilateral talks with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni as the two leaders discussed a range of issues. **** DEL163 G20-DECLARATION-CLIMATE FINANCE **** Trillions needed to meet Paris climate goals: G20 under India's presidency New Delhi: The G20, under India's presidency, on Saturday said that developing countries will need USD 5.9 trillion in the pre-2030 period to implement their national climate plans effectively, with the aim of holding global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, preferably 1.5 degrees Celsius. **** DEL162 G20-DECLARATION-RELIGION **** G20 declaration deplores all acts of religious hatred against persons, religious symbols, holy books New Delhi: The G20 grouping on Saturday strongly deplored all acts of religious hatred against persons, religious symbols and holy books. **** DEL158 G20-LEADERS-SPOUSES **** G20 Summit: Spouses of world leaders treated to special lunch, sample street food and millet dishes New Delhi: Spouses of various world leaders attending the G20 Summit here were treated to a special lunch at Jaipur House on Saturday, following which they were given a guided tour of an exhibition of culturally-rich artefacts at NGMA, official sources said. By Kunal Dutt **** DEL76 G20-DECLARATION-KANT **** G20 Declaration powerful call for world prosperity: India's Sherpa Amitabh Kant New Delhi: The New Delhi Declaration adopted by the G20 leaders here on Saturday focusses on strong and sustainable growth, accelerating progress on sustainable development goals, green development pact, and reinvigorating multilateralism, India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said. ****