Summits and Conferences in Current Affairs MCQs

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Canada will host the 2025 G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, from June 15 to 17. Canada has hosted six summits earlier—in 1981, 1988, 1995, 2002, 2010, and 2018. The Group of 7 (G7) is an informal forum of seven major industrialised democracies—United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and United Kingdom. The first G7 summit was held in 1975 in France, and Canada joined in 1976. The group began in 1973 due to global economic crises like the oil shock and the collapse of the Bretton Woods system.

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On June 5, 2025, Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh hosted the Spiritual & Wellness Summit to promote ancient traditions and modern health practices. A key session titled ‘Ideating The Partnership Model’ focused on collaboration between traditional and modern wellness systems with experts. The event aims to integrate spirituality, mental health, and sustainable living for holistic wellness.

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Recently, during the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) 2025 in Geneva, India expressed full support for the Second World Health Organization (WHO) Global Traditional Medicine Summit, which will be hosted in New Delhi in December 2025. This summit, organized by the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre, aims to align stakeholders, share evidence, and accelerate learning in the field of traditional medicine. The summit will explore how traditional medicine can restore balance in an era of instability, focusing on scientific innovations, including AI and biodiversity protection.

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The 113th session of the International Labour Conference takes place from 2–13 June 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the annual meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations agency for world of work. The conference brings together tripartite delegations from 187 member countries, including representatives of governments, employers, and workers. It serves as the ILO’s highest decision-making body and discusses global labour standards and social justice.

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The Ministry of Ayush hosted the global summit ‘Yoga Connect’ on 14th June 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi as a key event before the 11th International Day of Yoga (IDY). It was held in a hybrid format, with over 1,000 in-person participants and virtual attendees from top yoga institutions and wellness groups worldwide. The event was coordinated by the Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN), India’s main yoga research body.

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Recently, the 2025 United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference ended with over 170 countries adopting a joint declaration for urgent ocean protection. The declaration, titled Our ocean, our future: united for urgent action, urges immediate steps to conserve and use oceans sustainably. The 2025 UN Ocean Conference is co-hosted by France and Costa Rica. The next and fourth UN Ocean Conference in 2028 will be co-hosted by Chile and South Korea.

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United Nations (UN) Member States have agreed on the outcome document called the Compromiso de Sevilla or Seville Commitment for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4). This document will be officially adopted at the upcoming summit in Sevilla, Spain. The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) will be hosted by Spain in Seville, from June 30 to July 3, 2025. The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) aims to build a stronger global framework to finance sustainable development. This is the fourth major conference following Monterrey (2002), Doha (2008), and Addis Ababa (2015).

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Recently, the Indian Conservation Conference (ICCON) 2025 began on 25 June 2025 at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). ICCON was first launched in 2023 during the 50th anniversary of Project Tiger and the announcement of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA). ICCON 2025 features 17 themes, oral and speed talks, poster sessions, spotlight lectures, and 10 capacity-building workshops. A major highlight is TechBridge, a unique wildlife technology forum showcasing new tools for field use.

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Recently, the third National Conference on Responsible Business Conduct (NCRBC) 2025 was inaugurated by Shri Harsh Malhotra, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs and Road Transport & Highways, at Taj Palace, New Delhi. It was organised by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), the two-day event focused on “Integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) for Viksit Bharat.” The event highlighted India’s shift from regulatory prosecution to trust-based corporate governance with ESG at the centre of business strategy.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Controllers’ Conference 2025 in New Delhi on 7 July. The three-day event is hosted by the Defence Accounts Department (DAD). The conference includes eight high-level business sessions on budget reform, internal audits, collaborative research, pricing, and capacity building. The theme is ‘Transforming Financial Advice, Payment, Audit, and Accounting through Defence Finance and Economics.’