G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors meet today for a two-day conference in Ankara, Turkey. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan will participate to take stock of the global economic situation and review the member nations’ growth strategies.
President Pranab Mukherjee will don the teacher’s hat when he takes a class at the government school on the President’s Estate today. The initiative is part of the Delhi government’s ‘Be a Teacher’ scheme under which it has invited achievers in different fields.
Kite experts get a chance to show their skills at the second edition of the International Kite Festival in Uppalam, Puducherry, starting today. Professional kite fliers from abroad and various States are expected to participate in the three-day event.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate Teacher’s Day a day earlier, on Friday, since it coincides with Janmashatami. He will interact with students in New Delhi and through the National Informatics Centre between 10am and 11.45am. Schools will make arrangements to telecast the speech to students.