6th National Conference on Implementation of Protection of Women of from Domestic Violence Act (Pwdva), 2005

The National Mission for Empowerment of Women (NMEW) in collaboration with the Lawyers Collective Women’s Rights Initiative (LCWRI), supported by UN Women is holding the Sixth National Conference on implementation of PWDVA, 2005 on 21^st January 2013. Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister for Women and Child Development will inaugurate the conference. TheHon’ble Chief Justice of India, Shri Altamas Kabir will also be present at the conference.

The Sixth Monitoring and Evaluation Report titled Staying Alive: Evaluating Court Orders will be released at the National Conference along with the release of the  ‘Best Practices Manual on the implementation of PWDV Act 2005’ and a ‘Resource Tool for Monitoring & Evaluation of PWDV Act 2005’. The Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Krishna Tirath,will release the Best Practices Manual PWDV Act 2005 & Resource Tool Monitoring and Evaluation PWDV Act 2005. TheHon’ble Chief Justice of India, Shri Altamas Kabir will release the 6^th Monitoring & Evaluation Report titled ‘Staying Alive: Evaluating Court Order’.

The Best Practices Manual sets out to acknowledge the exemplary efforts of some States in implementation of PWDV Act. The Resource Tool builds a normative framework which can be used by state and central nodal agencies to comply with obligations under the PWDVA. The Monitoring & Evaluation Report documents implementation of the Act and evaluates its functioning by analyzing the judgments and orders passed. It also presents the attitudes, knowledge and practice of stakeholders under the Act.

This meeting will be attended by representatives from the State governments, representatives from Ministries, protection officers, representatives from civil society organizations/ women’s groups, UN officials and representatives from the press.

16th Meeting of the Ganga Flood Control Board

The 16th meeting of Ganga Flood Control Board was held on January 16 under the chairmanship of Union Minister of Water Resources Shri Harish Rawat here in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion Shri Rawat elaborated the purpose of constitution of GFCB by saying that the Ganga Flood Control Board was constituted by the Government of India, for laying down broad policies, and directing concerted efforts, towards the management of floods in the Ganga basin, through preparation of integrated plans, for tackling the problems of flood, erosion and improper drainage. The National Water Policy, recommends that, there should be a master plan, for flood control, and management for each flood prone basin. 

World Conference on International Telecommunications Held in Dubai

International telecommunication Union (ITU) summoned the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which was held from 3 to14 December 2012. In the landmark conference, it was decided that the current International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) shall be reviewed. 

After negotiating for two weeks, the delegates from the length and breadth of the world agreed to a fresh international treaty called New Global Telecoms Treaty, which will welcome the power of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to everyone in the world. More than 2000 delegates from across the world were registered for this conference. 

Narendra Modi inaugurated 6th Vibrant Gujarat summit

Chief Minister  of Gujarat Narendra Modi on 8 January 2013 inaugurated the biennial(held every second year) Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors meet by throwing open a mega trade exhibition that has over one thousand firms from as many as 16 countries displaying their products.

The highlight of the sixth edition of the summit is an international conference of academic institutions with expected participation of 200 delegates from 130 institutions from 50 countries.

The six-day global trade show spread across over 1 lakh square metres is supposed to receive a whopping 15 lakh visitors and has 13 domes, 14 pavilions, over a thousand stalls and over 25000 products on display and is going to be one of the largest of its kind in the country.

Unique and interesting displays from various companies are a centre of attraction at the Global Trade Show: like a unique Solar Aircraft model from Solvay Group, Craft Village by Industrial Extension Cottage, Solar Village by Gujarat Energy Development Agency and Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd. 

About Vibrant Gujarat summit:

Vibrant Gujarat is the name given to a biennial investors' summit held by the government of Gujarat.The Global Trade Show is an integral component of Vibrant Gujarat Summit. This platform offers a unique opportunity to corporate houses, institutions and industrial giants to showcase their innovations, products and services to a large gathering of Indian and global summit delegates and also allows having meaningful business-to-business interactions resulting in serious business and trade opportunities. 

Apart from Partner Countries Japan and Canada, various other countries like USA, UK, Australia, Netherlands, Rwanda, Israel and Mozambique etc., have marked their presence at the event.

11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas meet kicked off in Kerala

The three-day 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) kicked off in Kochi on 7 January 2013. 

The event saw delightful response from the people with more than 2000 registrations. 

The distinctive feature of this year's Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is that this is the first time that there is going to be an exclusive session on Middle East. The organizing partner of this year summit is Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC).

Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi is leading the day-long Middle-East session along with Chief Minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy and Joseph. The whole day event of 7th January 2013 would see discussions on problems that people from Kerala face in the region.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the annual flagship event on 8 January2013   and President Pranab Mukherjee will deliver the valedictory address on 9 January 2013and also confer the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards.

About Pravasi Bharatiya Divas:

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated on 9th January every year to mark the contribution of Overseas Indian community in the development of India. January 9 was chosen as the day to celebrate this occasion since it was on this day in 1915 that Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest Pravasi, returned to India from South Africa, led India’s freedom struggle and changed the lives of Indians forever.

PBD conventions are being held every year since 2003. These conventions provide a platform to the overseas Indian community to engage with the government and people of the land of their ancestors for mutually beneficial activities. These conventions are also very useful in networking among the overseas Indian community residing in various parts of the world and enable them to share their experiences in various fields.

During the event, individuals of exceptional merit are honoured with the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award to appreciate their role in India’s growth. The event also provides a forum for discussing key issues concerning the Indian Diaspora.

International Tourism Mart at Guwahati

The Union Ministry of Tourism will organise an International Tourism Mart at Guwahati from 18th to 20th of January. Union Tourism Minister Shri K. Chiranjeevi said that this will not only be the first ever International Tourism event to be organised in the north-eastern region, but also the first International Tourism Mart to focus on a specific region of India.
The Minister informed that about 100 delegates including tourism Ministers, Tourism Secretaries, Tour operators, Hoteliers and Media Representatives from Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Combodia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States of America and Vietnam will be attending the mart. He said these delegates will engage in one-two-one meetings with sellers from the north eastern region and West Bengal. Shri Chiranjeevi said this will enable tourism product suppliers from the region to reach out to international and domestic buyers and promote tourism in the region. 

Second National Conference on IVFRT

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and National Informatics Centre (NIC) conducted the second National conference on Immigration, Visa and Foreigners’ Registration and Tracking (IVFRT) in New Delhi on 10th January. Over two hundred participants from Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRROs)/ Foreigners Registration Offices (FROs), Immigration Check Post and NIC officers participated in the conference. Senior officers from MHA, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Bureau of Immigration also participated. Three technical sessions were conducted to brief the officers about various modules of the IVFRT like integrated Online Visa issuance system, C-FRO system, Advanced Passenger Information System, Immigration Control System etc. 

2nd BRICS Health Ministers’ Meet

The second BRICS Health Ministers’ Meet will begin with a two-day programme in New Delhi on 10th January. 

While the programme of first day will be held at Dr. Ramalingaswamy Auditorium, AIIMS, New Delhi, the second day programme will be at Banquet Hall, Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi. 

The first day’s programme will be participated by the Health Secretaries and Senior Advisors of BRICS countries. The second day’s programme will be participated by the Health Ministers of BRICS countries. 

It may be mentioned that the first BRICS Health Ministers’ Meeting was held at Beijing, China on 11th July, 2011 following a decision taken by Heads of BRICS countries in the Sanya Declaration of 14th April 2011. 

8th North East Business Summi

The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar has inaugurated two-day 8th North East Business Summit at New Delhi on 9th January. Addressing on the occasion, Shri Ghatowar reiterated that it is the most opportune time for North East to capitalize on the growing trade relation with the bordering nations and emerge as a crucial enabler to enhance economic and cultural tie-ups with these neighbouring countries. He emphasized that the time has come for an effective hand-holding from all the stakeholders so that North-East India can reach next level of growth and economic prosperity and the Look East policy find its true meaning. 

The two-day Summit organised jointly by the Ministry of DoNER and the Indian Chamber of Commerce is likely to see participation from investors and experts from the North Eastern Region and neighbouring country. 

SUMMITS HELD ON 2012 - 13

BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summits

• 4th BRICS Summit 2012 – New Delhi, India
• 5th BRICS Summit 2013 – Durban, South Africa

G-8 Annual Summits
Group of Eight (G8) Countries – France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Russia.

• 37th G8 Meeting 2011 – Deauville, France
• 38th G8 Meeting 2012 – David camp, USA
• 39th G8 Summit 2013 – County Fermanagh, UK
• 40th G8 Summit 2014 – Russia

G-20 Summits

• 7th G 20 Meeting 2012 – Los Cabos, Mexico
• 8th G 20 Meeting 2013 – Saint Petersburg, Russia
• 9th G 20 Meeting 2014 – Brisbane, Australia

SAARC Summits
SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

• 17th SAARC Summit 2011– Addu, Maldives
• 18th SAARC Summit 2013 – Kathmandu,Nepal

ASEAN Summits
ASEAN – Association of South East Asian Nation

• 19th ASEAN Summit 2011 (November) – Bali, Indonesia
• 20th ASEAN Summit 2012 (April) – Phnom penh, Cambodia
• 21th ASEAN Summit 2012 (November)– Phnom penh, Cambodia

ASEAN-India Summit

• 9th ASEAN-India Summit 2011 – Bali, Indonesia
• 10th ASEAN-India Summit 2012 – Phnom penh, Cambodia

East Asia Summit (EAS)
EAS meetings are held after annual ASEAN leaders’ meetings.

• 6th East Asia Summit 2011 – Bali, Indonesia
• 7th East Asia Summit 2012 – Phnom penh, Cambodia

IBSA Summits
IBSA Dialogue Forum - India, Brazil, South Africa.

• 5th IBSA Summit 2011 – Pretoria, South Africa
• 6th IBSA Summit 2013 – India

APEC Summits
APEC – Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

• 23rd APEC summit 2011 – Honolulu, USA
• 24th APEC Summit 2012 – Vladivostok,Russia
• 25th APEC Summit 2013 – Medan/Jakarta, Indonesia
• 26th APEC Summit 2014 – China
• 27th APEC Summit 2015 – Philippines
• 28th APEC Summit 2016 – Lima, Peru

OPEC Seminars
OPEC – Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

• 4th OPEC International Seminar 2009 – Vienna, Austria
• 5th OPEC International Seminar 2012 – Vienna, Austria

NAM Summits
NAM – Non-aligned Movement

• 16th NAM Summit 2012 – Tehran, Iran
• 17th NAM Summit 2015 – Caracas,Venezuela

SCO Meetings
SCO – Shanghai Cooperation Organization

• SCO Meeting 2011 – Astana, Kazakhstan
• SCO Meeting 2012 – Beijing, China
• SCO Meeting 2013 – Kyrgyzstan

NATO (North Atlantic treaty organization) international conference on Afghanistan will be held in Chicago (USA)

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Meetings
Annual meeting of the board of governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) held every year.

• ADB Annual Meeting 2012 – Manila, Philippines
• ADB Annual Meeting 2013 – New Delhi, India

WTO Ministerial Conferences

• 8th WTO Ministerial Conferences 2011 – Geneva, Switzerland
• 9th WTO Ministerial Conferences 2013 (Expected) -Bali, Indonesia

Other Important Summits

• United Nations framework convention on Climate, 2011 – Durban, South Africa
• 10th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change – New Delhi, India
• Arab summit 2012 – Baghdad, Iraq
• Nuclear security summit 2012 – Seoul, South Korea
• 12th Annual summit of European Union and India – New Delhi, India
• G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting – Mexico City, Mexico
• Friends of Syria Meeting – Istanbul,Turkey
• 5th Ministerial level India-UK Economic Financial Dialogue – New Delhi
• United Nation Conference on Sustainable Development 2012 – Rio de janeiro,Brazil
• 17th National youth Festival – Mangalore, Karnataka
• World Economic Forum – Davos, Switzerland
• World Polio Summit 2012 – New Delhi, India
• India, Russia Inter-Governmental Commission meet 2012 – New Delhi, India
• The sixth conference of the Association of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians held in Islamabad on 4th November 2012.
• E-9 countries review meeting held in New Delhi on 9th and 10th November 2012.The E-9 countries are India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria and Mexico.
• The 8th meeting of the India-UK Joint Working Group (JWG) on counter terrorism was held on 20 November 2012 in New Delhi.
• The 3rd Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit organized by East West Institute, a New York based think-and-do tank, kick-started in the New Delhi on 30th October 2012.
• South Korea will host the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP12) to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2014.
• The XI Conference of Parties (CoP-11) on the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) being hosted by India at Hyderabad starts on 1st October 2012.
• The 9th World Hindi Conference to be held in Johannesburg ,South Africa from 22-24 September 2012.The first world Hindi Conference was held in Nagapur from 10-12 January 1975.
• The APEC Russia 2012 Summit is the 24th annual gathering of APEC leaders of 21 countries.Leaders from the member economics are currently meeting on Russky Island off the Coast of Vladivostok, Russia from September 2-9 ,2012 .
• The world’s largest meeting on HIV/AIDS opened on 22nd July in Washington.
• The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Summit held in HICC, Novotel Hyderabad. The summit was held between 22 August 2012 to 25 August 2012.
• 7th ASEAN education Ministers meeting on July 4 with the 1st Asean plus three education Minister Meeting and the 1st East Asia Summit Education Minister meeting from July4-5 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
• A One day International conference in Kabul took place on June 14,2012 to discuss ways to stabilize the situation in Afghanistan and boost regional cooperation.
• 101 st session of International Labour Conference organized by International Labour Organization(ILO), concluded on June 14 ,2012 in Geneva.
• The Rio+20 Conference, world leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments took place in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012
• India To Host Alternative International AIDS conference
• World Agriculture Congress mega event will be hosted by the Hyderabad city for the first time in the country.
• The 6th Summit of the Americas was held At Cartagena, Colombia on 14 and 15 April 2012.
• The Russia, India and China (RIC) trilateral conference was held in Mascow on 13 April 2012.
• The seventh meeting of the India-Russia Joint Working Group was held in New Delhi on 11 April 2012.
• Two-days national agricultural conference held at New Delhi.
• The international exhibition-cum conference ” Indian Aviation 2012 held at Hyderabad from 14-18 March 2012.
• The 23rd Arab summit was held on 29 March 2012 Baghdad, half of the Arab world’s 22 heads of states had to meet for the summit in former president Saddam Hussain’s palace, but only few leaders gathered.
• India, the independence accreditation agency organized its 1st world summit on Accreditation from 25 -28 March 2012 in New Delhi.
• The I’st World summit on Accreditation is going to be held in March 2012 at New Delhi.
• A seven days Turkey World Trade Bridge International Business Summit is going to be organized by the confederation of Businessman and Industrialists of Turkey (TUSKON) and the Indo-Turkish Business Association (ITBA) from 3 June to 10 June 2012 in Istanbul.
• AIMA’s second Knowledge summit was held in Bangalore on 7March 2012.
• The 9th three day International conference & exhibition was hosted by the society of Petroleum Geophysicists (SPG),which was inaugurated on 16 feb 2012 in Hyderabad.
• The 44Th session of Indian Labour conference was held on 14 and 15 Feb 2012, under the chairmanship of Shri Mallikajun Kharge, Union minister of Labour and Employment.
• The Association of South East Nations (Asean ) summit had held in New Delhi on 12 Feb 2012 with the theme of India and Asean partners for peace, progress and stability.
• The 12th India – EU summit was held in New Delhi on 10 Feb 2012.
• The 4th ” International Conference on Luminescence and its Application’s” (ICLA) 2012 conference had been organised by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies on 8 Feb2012 in Hyderabad.
• The 15th National conference on e-Governance conference had been inaugurated by the chief minister of Odisha M.Naveen Patnaik on 8 Feb 2012
• The 10th International Kimberlite conference meeting was held from 6 to 11 Feb 2012 at Bangalore (GSI).
• The 58th annual meeting of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS) was held from 8 to 12 Feb 2012 in Kolkata
• The national conference on Governance’ was held on 29 Jan 2012 at the NCUI auditorium in New Delhi.
• Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated 15th Global Sanskrit Meetings in New Delhi on 4 January 2012.
• 99th Science Congress Conferences were inaugarated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Bhuvaneswar, Odisha on 3 January 2012.  

Vice President Inaugurates International Urdu Marsia Conference

The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari inaugurated the “International Urdu Marsia Conference” held on 28 December at New Delhi. Addressing on the occasion he said that Marsia can be written and heard by heart only. A fully developed Marsiya is always an epic. He hoped that the seminar will help in getting more people associated with Marsia.

The word ‘Marsiya’ is derived from the Arabic word ‘Risa’, meaning a great tragedy or lamentation for a departed soul.Marsiya (or elegy), is nearly always on the death of Hasan and Hussein and their families, but occasionally on the death of relatives and friends. It is usually in six-lined stanzas with the rhyme aaaabb. The recitation of these elegies in the first ten days of Muharram is one of the greatest event in Muslim life

India-ASEAN summit

 

India is hosting the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit in New Delhi on December 20 and 21 to mark the 20th anniversary of the ASEAN-India dialogue partnership and the 10th anniversary of ASEAN-India Summit-level partnership.

The theme of the summit is 'ASEAN-India Partnership for Peace and Shared Prosperity'. 

The ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit, which New Delhi is hosting for the first time, commemorates the 10th anniversary of the summit-level meeting between ASEAN and India and the 20th anniversary of sectoral dialogue partnership between the two sides.

The event is expected to culminate in an all-embracing vision document based on recommendations from the Eminent Persons Group. 

The showpiece of the summit  to be the formal announcement of the conclusion of negotiations on a free trade agreement on services and investment, a defining step that will accelerate India's engagements with this economically vibrant region.

There is a new vibrancy in economic ties. ASEAN-India trade has been growing over 22 percent during the last six years.

Since the signing of the ASEAN-India trade in goods agreement in 2009 and its implementation since last year, bilateral trade during 2011-12 has increased by more than 37 percent.

The trade is estimated to be around $79 billion and the two sides have set a target of $100 billion by 2015.
 

Inter-Ministerial Conference for Maistreaming HIV

The two-day Inter-Ministerial Conference for mainstreaming HIV organized by the Department of AIDS Control held at New Delhi from December 19 -20.

The programme started with welcome by Dr. Neeraj Dhingra, Deputy Director General, TI, Department of AIDS Control.

Addressing the inaugural session, Ms. P Kousalya, President, Positive Women's Network said that HIV is a developmental issue which affects every aspect of life of an affected individual and has a significant impact beyond health, particularly of the women and children. 

Ms. Alexandra Solovieva, Deputy Country Director, UNDP, India said that under the leadership of NACO, India has made significant strides towards arresting new infections and reversing the epidemic. She emphasised that for inclusive and sustainable development it is important to deliberate on the scope for mainstreaming HIV and commented that the conference has been timed well with the twelfth five year plan to gear up the efforts in mainstreaming.  

Second India-ASEAN Business Fair & Business Conclave

The second India-ASEAN Business Fair (IABF) & Business Conclave slated from December 18 to 20 in New Delhi will give a fillip to business in the country.

The two-way trade between India and the 10-member ASEAN block could touch $100 billion by 2015 on the back of increasing economic engagement between the regions.

Currently, the trade between India and Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) stood at $80 billion. 

Besides the free trade pact with ASEAN, India is negotiating market opening pact bilaterally with the members of the block.

India has already implemented FTA with Singapore and Malaysia and is negotiating with Indonesia in this regard.

International Conference on Computers and Devices for Communication

International Conference on Computers and Devices for Communication is held in Hyatt Regency, Kolkata from December 17-19. This conference will consist of panel discussion and special session. This is going to be a substantially informative conference.  Topics that will be featured in International Conference on Computers and Devices for Communication are electron devices and materials, optoelectronics and lightwave technology, radiocommunication and space science, antennas and propagation. 

Green Energy Investment Summit

Green Energy Investment Summit is held  at New Delhi on December 17 for national conference.  Featuring topics of this conference are green energy solutions for surface transportation, energy security and empowerment of rural India using bio mass and Jawaharlal Nehru national solar mission. 
Green Energy Investment Summit will include a discussion panel that will that will provide information about the policies and incentives that will that will beneficial to investors, strategies that will help the investors to speed up ROI. Overall it will be focusing on the various investment made in production and security of green energy and the profits obtained from it.

UN conference on climate change has agreed to extend the life of the Kyoto Protocol

The UN conference on climate change has agreed to extend the life of the Kyoto Protocol, which controls the greenhouse gas emissions of rich countries, through 2020. The historic pact, which was agreed to by countries in 1997, expires this yearend. However, the new agreement only covers developed nations whose share of world greenhouse gas emissions is less than 15 percent. The protocol locks in only nations, excluding major developing polluters such as China and India, as well as the US which refuses to ratify it. The Protocol got extension with the EU, Australia, Switzerland and eight other industrialised nations signing up for binding emission cuts by 2020.

Hyderabad to host 6th Commonwealth Youth Parliament in 2013

Hyderabad has been selected by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) to host the sixth edition of Commonwealth Youth Parliament (CYP 2013) on 2013.“The CPA has formally chosen our State to organise the prestigious event in Hyderabad.
The theme of the sixth edition would be youth and unemployment and need for providing free education.

Poland to Host UN Climate Talks in 2013

Poland has been officially named the host of the next round of UN climate talks in 2013.
The decision was adopted  by negotiators from over 190 countries who gathered two weeks ago in the capital of Qatar, Doha, for the current round of talks.
Deeply divided on funding for poor countries and the fate of unused carbon emission permits, the participants of the Doha conference failed to yield a global climate pact to curb emissions of greenhouse gases.
Poland, which heavily relies on coal production, was chosen on the basis of geographical rotation as next year marks the turn of East European countries to host the annual event.
The country has been struggling to sell its unused emission quotas as there are only a few potential buyers and developing countries want the emission permits scrapped altogether.
The Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), was first negotiated in 1997 with the goal of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.
After last year’s Climate Change Conference in Durban, 35 Kyoto Protocol member states agreed to adopt a universal legal treaty on climate change by 2015 after the initial agreement expires in 2012.
The United States has never joined the Kyoto Protocol, while Japan, New Zealand, Canada and Russia have already announced they will not be signing up to a new interim commitment to the treaty.
As a result, the extension would only cover about 15% of the world's emissions of greenhouse gases.

Doha Climate Talk: World agreed to Second Phase of Kyoto Protocol

The 18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nation Frame work Convention on Climate change (UNFCCC) and the 8th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol opened on 26 November 2012 and continued until 8 December 2012 at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha in Qatar.

The talks in Doha closed with a historic shift in principle but few genuine cuts in greenhouse gases.

On 8 December 2012, Almost 200 nations extended a weakened United Nations plan for combating global warming until 2020 with a reserved set of measures that would do nothing to halt rising world greenhouse gas emissions.
The world in Doha Climate Talk agreed to the second phase of the Kyoto Protocol, starting 2013 by agreeing to a roadmap for binding world to a new global legal compact on climate change by 2015 that would become operational by 2020.
Environment ministers of different extended until 2020 the Kyoto Protocol, which obliges about 35 industrialised nations to cut their greenhouse gas emissions until the end of 2012. That keeps the pact alive as the sole legally binding climate plan.

However, in an unparalleled incident, two of the most powerful countries — the US and Russia decided to discard parts of the deal gaveled through using diplomatic guile by host Qatar.

The US took on 192 countries to reject the principle of equity and the application of the principles of the UN climate convention to the post-2020 global deal.

Switzerland too joined the US and demanded its reservations and rejection of some of the decisions be put on record.

The Doha outcome — adopted on 8 December 2012 is a tricky balance among three different streams of climate negotiations. It secures a second phase of the Kyoto Protocol since it permits the unresolved issues of the last five years like adaptation and finance for poor countries, technology to be carried forward into future talks and creation of a framework to hammer out a new global compact by 2015.

 Highlights of the Doha Climate Talk
• Over the past two weeks from 26 November 2012 onwards the gathered nation made several compromises on each front to achieve a balance between competing demands to ensure that each stream of talks is concluded in parallel.
• The poor nations like the small island development countries and the least developed countries got the least out of the deal.
• There is neither a firm commitment for them on how the finances would be provided to fight climate change between now and 2020 and their cap on emission reductions during the eight-year period.
• For India, it was an instance of respite as it got its central plank - the principle of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR) — re-inserted in the talks after it had been shut out of the negotiations in 2009 and 2010.
• Its concerns about high costs of intellectual properties in green technologies and the attempt by some developed countries to take unilateral decisions found weak references.
• The 27-member European Union, Australia, Switzerland and eight other industrialised nations agreed to the binding emission cuts by 2020. Each signatory had already legislated individual targets.