Summits and Conferences in Current Affairs MCQs

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The Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD-2) is held in Doha, Qatar, from November 4 to 6, 2025. Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya is leading the Indian delegation to the summit. He will deliver India’s National Statement at the Opening Plenary and join leaders in adopting the Doha Political Declaration. India will join other nations in adopting the Doha Political Declaration and take part in a High-Level Round Table on poverty eradication, decent work, and social inclusion. India will showcase its digital and inclusive growth model, highlighting that 248 million people were lifted out of multidimensional poverty between 2011 and 2023.

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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will host the International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH 2025) on 11–12 November at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The event supports India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM). It will feature participation from senior Union Ministers and global delegates. ICGH 2025 will focus on green hydrogen development, infrastructure, demand creation, and global collaboration.

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The ‘Co-Op Kumbh 2025’ international conference on the urban cooperative credit sector was held in New Delhi to mark the International Year of Cooperatives. The event launched the ‘Delhi Declaration 2025’ as a roadmap for expanding urban cooperative banks. Sahkar Digi-Pay and Sahkar Digi-Loan apps were introduced to promote digital services among small cooperative banks. A plan was announced to set up one urban cooperative bank in every city with over 2 lakh population within five years.

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In November 2025, it was announced that the 2nd World Health Organization (WHO) Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be held from 17th to 19th next month at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The summit is co-hosted by WHO and the Ministry of AYUSH. Its theme is “Restoring Balance: The Science and Practice of Health and Well-being.” It aims to promote evidence, dialogue, and action for integrating Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine. The summit focuses on linking science, innovation, indigenous wisdom, and digital health.

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The 22nd All India Annual TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) Conference and Principal Chief Commissioners’ Conclave was recently held at Hotel Taj Lakefront in Bhopal. It was organised by the Income Tax Department of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh with the Principal Director General of Income Tax (Administration & TPS) under CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes). A special awareness poster promoting voluntary tax compliance and timely TDS deductions was unveiled.

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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) hosted the 3rd International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH 2025) on November 11–12, 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The two-day event brought together policymakers, scientists, researchers, and industry leaders to shape India’s green hydrogen roadmap. It was organised with support from the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), Department of Science and Technology (DST), and Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR).

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The 30th edition of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Partnership Summit 2025 was inaugurated in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh by the Vice-President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan. It is jointly organised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, CII and the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The theme is “Technology, Trust and Trade: Navigating the New Geoeconomic Order.”

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The Regional Open Digital Health Summit was recently held in New Delhi to advance interoperable and standards-based digital health systems across the Global South. It aims to build strong digital public infrastructure for transforming health systems in the South-East Asia Region. The summit is organised by the National e-Governance Division, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, with National Health Authority (NHA), WHO-SEARO (World Health Organization – South-East Asia Regional Office), and UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund). It focuses on accelerating adoption of open and interoperable digital health ecosystems in the region.

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NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) and IAMAI (Internet and Mobile Association of India) recently organized the first Earth Summit 2025-26 in Hyderabad on 20–21 November with the theme Empowering Rural Innovation for Global Change. The second edition is scheduled for Gandhinagar on 5–6 December 2025, and the third for New Delhi in February 2026. The summit served as a global platform to drive policy outcomes, investments, and collaborations for rural transformation.

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The first International and 31st Annual Conference of Sahodaya School Complexes opens at Grand Hyatt Dubai as the first global edition of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) platform. More than 1,000 school leaders and educators join under the theme “Rooted in Wisdom, Rising with Vision: Reimagining Education through National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.” The conference promotes global collaboration, NEP 2020 implementation, innovation in teaching, and holistic education. 106 CBSE schools in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and 213 in the Gulf serve 2.5 lakh students. From 2026–27, CBSE introduces standard and advanced levels from Class 9 and launches CBSE Global Curriculum 26.