1. 8th BRICS Summit – Goa, India
Note:
- The logo for the Summit is a lotus having colours from all the five member countries and a traditional Namaste in the centre.
- The theme of India’s BRICS Chairmanship is Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions.
7th BRICS Summit 2015 held in the beautiful city of Ufa, Russia
2. Asia Security Summit (ASS) - is an inter-governmental security forum held in Singapore. It is attended by heads of ministries and military chiefs of 28 Asia-Pacific states including India.
3. Landmark meeting of SAARC Countries on protection of Children held in Delhi
4. India, US hold first Maritime Security Dialogue and made defence cooperation with one another held in New Delhi.
5. Global conference on women empowerment held in New Delhi.
6. 49th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) held at Frankfurt (Germany)
7. International Buddhist conference held in Nepal to remember the Buddha Birthday Anniversary
8. First world conference on tourism for development held in Beijing to step up International Cooperation
Venue: Beijing, China
Theme: “Tourism for Peace and Development”
9. World Humanitarian Summit held at Istanbul.
10. New fund “Education Cannot Wait” launched at UN World Humanitarian Summit
11. The 2016 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit concluded in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
12. 4th Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) held in - Washington DC, USA
Note: The fourth Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) was held in Washington, D.C. on March 31-April 1, 2016.
13. 2016 Water Film Festival held in - New Delhi
Note: The 2016 Water Film Festival, a part of the India Water Week 2016 celebrations, has started at Water Expo-2016 in New Delhi on April 6, 2016.
14. The Group of Seven (G-7) summit for the year 2016 is to be held in - Japan
Note: The Group of 7 (G7) is a group consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The next major G7 summit will be held in Japan in 2016.
15. 2016 Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation held in – New Delhi
16. The 2016 Islamic Summit Conference has been concluded in - Turkey
Note: The 13th edition of the Islamic Summit Conference has been concluded in Istanbul, Turkey under the theme “Unity and Solidarity for Justice and Peace”.
17. First-ever North East-ASEAN Business Summit was hosted by which city of India - Imphal
Note: The first-ever North East-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Business Summit 2016 was held at Imphal, Manipur with the focus on road connectivity, trade and tourism.
18. 2016 International Conference on the “Zero” was recently hosted by which country – France
Note:
- The 2016 International Conference on the “Zero” has recently held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France.
- On this occasion, a bronze bust of the ancient Indian mathematician-astronomer Aryabhata has gifted by India to UNESCO as its tribute to the world of mathematics and science.
19. 2016 Heart of Asia – Istanbul Ministerial Process held in – India
Note: The 6th edition of Heart of Asia – Istanbul Ministerial Process 2016, a regional conference, held in New Delhi on April 26, 2016.
20. The 2016 Retreat of the Supreme Court judges was held in which city of India – Bhopal
Note: President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated the 4th edition of retreat of Supreme Court Judges 2016 at the National Judicial Academy in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
21. The Regional Conference of North Eastern States on Child Adoption has been held in which city of India? - Shillong
Note:
- The Regional Conference of North Eastern States on Child Adoption has been held at State Convention Centre in Shillong, Meghalaya.
- The Union Minister for Women & Child Development Maneka Gandhi has inaugurated the conference to familiarize the stakeholders involved in the adoption process in North Eastern States about the provisions relating to adoption under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and orient them about the provisions of Adoption Guidelines – 2015 as well as the online adoption process through Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System (CARINGS).
22. First Maritime India Summit 2016 (MIS 2016) held in Mumbai – It is a maiden flagship initiative of Ministry of Shipping, Government of India.
23. 2016 National Tribal Carnival held in – Delhi
Note: The first National Tribal Carnival held in Delhi to preserve and promote various facets of the tribal life relating to culture, tradition, customs and their skills and to expose it to the general population with a view to utilizing the potential for overall holistic development of the Scheduled Tribes.
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