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What is the News?
The 15th meeting of the BRICS Science Technology Innovation(STI) Steering Committee was held recently.
What are the key highlights of the 15th meeting of BRICS Science Technology Innovation (STI) Steering Committee?
India to host 5 events as part of BRICS Science Technology Innovation Committee
India will be hosting five events in 2022 as part of the BRICS Science Technology Innovation (STI) Steering Committee.
These five events are — 1) BRICS Startups Forum Meeting, Working Groups meetings on Energy, 2) Biotechnology & Biomedicine, 3) ICT & High-Performance Computing, 4) STIEP (Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Partnership) Working Group Meeting, 5) the launching of BRICS innovation Launchpad as a microsite( Knowledge Hub).
BRICS Chairmanship
India has successfully handed over the BRICS Chairmanship to China from January 2022.
The theme for BRICS 2022 is “Foster High-Quality BRICS Partnership, Usher in a New Era for Global Development”.
Source: This post is based on the article ‘Activities of 2022 discussed at BRICS STI Steering Committee: India to host 5 events’ published in PIB on 19th January 2022.
