100 monuments to be lit up as India takes over the G20 Presidency today

New Delhi: India will take over the G20 presidency for a year today with a focus on counter-terrorism and "unity" in tackling global challenges, such as economic slowdown and climate crisis.

With a focus on counterterrorism and "unity" in addressing global concerns including the economic slowdown and climate crises, India will take up the G20 presidency for a year starting today.

With the first one taking place in Udaipur later this week, India will conduct 200 meetings throughout the nation during its one-year presidency. The G20 Summit will take place in New Delhi on September 9 and 10 of the next year.

The government also aims to reach an agreement on debt relief and building infrastructure that is resilient to natural disasters and climate change.

The G20 logo will be prominently displayed for a week on 100 monuments throughout the nation, including UNESCO world heritage sites, beginning today.

The logo and the theme for India's G20 presidency were introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month. One Earth, One Family, One Future is the theme for India's G20 presidency, highlighting its dedication to "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the world is one family)," while the logo features a lotus flower and a globe.

At the closing ceremony of the previous G20 meeting in Bali, which was hosted by Indonesia on November 15 and 16, India was given the presidency of the important bloc, NDTV reported.

PM Modi stated that India's G-20 presidency will be "inclusive, ambitious, decisive, and action-oriented" in his speech at the summit's closing ceremony.

In the coming year, he said, India will make sure the G-20 serves as a "global prime mover to envision new ideas and accelerate collective action."

The Group of Twenty, sometimes known as the G20, is an intergovernmental organisation made up of the world's largest developed and developing economies.

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union make up the group.

Around two-thirds of the world's population, over 75% of the world's trade, and about 85% of the world's GDP are all represented by member nations.