Global organizations like WHO, World Bank, ADB, and UNICEF will join the sessions. Senior executives from TERI, BCG, Micron India, Hitachi Energy, Greenko, Amul, GMR, Tata Realty, Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, PVR INOX, AWS, and Swiggy will also participate. Sports icons including P.V. Sindhu, Anil Kumble, Gopichand, Gagan Narang, and Jwala Gutta will appear in the “Olympic Gold Quest” session. Leading filmmakers Rajamouli, Ritesh Deshmukh, Sukumar, and Guneet Monga will join the “Creative Century” segment.

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is supervising the arrangements with ministers and senior officials. The state aims for a global-standard summit similar to the World Economic Forum in Davos. Multiple review meetings were held to finalize the coordination and planning.

On the second day, the government will unveil the “Telangana Rising 2047 Vision Document.” The roadmap targets a $3 trillion state economy by 2047. The summit will outline investment prospects, technology partnerships, and innovation plans for Telangana’s future growth.

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $77 million (₹688 crore) loan to Meghalaya. The fund will help restore 25,000 hectares of community forest land and promote ecotourism, climate-smart farming, and other sustainable livelihood projects. The initiative focuses on improving the lives of women and children in farming communities.

Focus on Climate-Smart Practices

The project will use performance-based payments for ecosystem services. Farmers will receive support to adopt climate-smart and sustainable methods that protect forests and increase income. The goal is to create long-term livelihoods and make communities more resilient to climate change.

Integrated Ecotourism & Agriculture Development

Named the Integrated Ecotourism and Sustainable Agri-Based Livelihood Development Project, it combines nature-based tourism with conservation and agriculture. The program aims to benefit over 8,000 indigenous people, especially women.

ADB Country Director for India, Mio Oka, said the project supports Meghalaya’s Vision 2032 to become a leading ecotourism destination while boosting farmers’ earnings through sustainable practices. She added that the model can be replicated in other states to promote inclusive development.

Facilities and Market Linkages

The project will build ecotourism visitor centres, craft demonstration sites, and marketplaces for local agricultural and handmade products. It will restore degraded lands, improve drip irrigation systems, and set up processing and post-harvest facilities.

ADB will also give a $1 million (₹8.9 crore) technical assistance grant to strengthen institutional capacity and market linkages. The assistance will support innovative financing tools such as carbon credits and biodiversity credits.

Boost to Local Cooperatives

The initiative will strengthen agriculture and tourism cooperatives and encourage public–private partnerships for facility management. An innovation fund will be launched to support tourism enterprises, agribusinesses, forest management, and women-led initiatives.

Women-Centric Growth

The project aims to create inclusive and climate-resilient livelihoods across Meghalaya. A strong focus will be on enabling women to take leadership roles in local entrepreneurship, farmer groups, and tourism cooperatives, ensuring long-term community empowerment.

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Speaking at the National Urban Conclave 2025 in Delhi, the minister launched three key initiatives — Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme (DRAP), Urban Invest Window (UiWIN), and Knowledge Management Unit (KMU) — to make cities cleaner and more liveable. DRAP will reclaim urban land and target “Lakshya Zero Dumpsites” by September 2026, focusing on 214 sites with 8.8 crore MT of waste.

The central government is offering ₹550 per tonne for legacy waste remediation. KMU, under the Swachh Bharat Mission, will serve as a national hub for capacity building and knowledge sharing through the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA).

UiWIN, launched under HUDCO and guided by MoHUA, will attract private investments and provide cities access to concessional financing from global institutions like the World Bank and ADB, promoting PPP-based sustainable urban infrastructure.

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So far, the World Bank has released USD 207 million, of which the state has used about half, said S Suresh Kumar, Principal Secretary of Municipal Administration and Urban Development. He said the next release would come once the state uses 75% of the first tranche.

Officials from the World Bank and ADB inspect Amaravati every month, verify records, and review ongoing works with the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA). They recently expressed satisfaction with the project’s progress.

The latest World Bank report described the overall progress as “satisfactory.” It confirmed the start of key construction works and the creation of an Environmental and Social Management Unit in Amaravati.

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