This comes after Delhi Police had urged the Chief Secretary to declare a public holiday from September 8 to 10.
"I commend India for their steps in advancing Universal Health Coverage and the Ayushman Bharat scheme which is the world 's largest health assurance initiative," said the WHO chief in Gujarat.
Let us facilitate equitable availability of technology. This initiative will allow countries in the global south to close the gap in healthcare delivery. It will take us one step closer to our goal of achieving universal health coverage (UHC), PM Modi said.
The schools and colleges may be asked to go online and offices might be asked to be on work from home in view of the mega event.
According to the official notification, PM Modi will start his speech at around 7:00 a.m. following the unfurling of Tiranga.
New Delhi has ensured that so far the geopolitical differences do not supersede international cooperation which is the core mandate of the G20 grouping and the summit.
G-20 Summit: MCD had issued an action plan for the removal of stray dogs from the vicinity of prominent locations in the national capital.
Responding to the speculations, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Arindam Bagchi said that India has already sent the invitations to the leaders for the mega event.
World Bank President Ajay Banga, who is on India's visit to participate in G20 meet, hailed the Indian economy saying India is doing a lot of things to stay ahead during the global slowdown.
PM Modi on climate change: In a video message to the three-day meeting underway in Hyderabad, Modi said climate change is causing extreme weather events more and more frequently, and these challenges are felt most by the global South.
Although the nation's transition from fossil fuels to cleaner sources is expected to be slower than that of other regions, cheap electricity from renewable energy sources like solar energy can help it become a green hydrogen leader.
During the telephone conversation, the leaders reviewed a number of issues of bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on various multilateral and global issues of mutual interest.
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Speaking to the media, Simon Wong, High Commissioner of Singapore to India said, "Tourists from around the world should visit Kashmir."
Addressing the inaugural session of the third tourism working group meeting of the G20 countries at the SKICC, the presence of UN representatives indicates that the world wants India to host such events.
The 'RRR' actor Ram Charan said that Kashmir is the "coolest" place to shoot films in India and it is a surreal feeling to visit the Valley.
We'll (Centre) go out of our way in providing assistance in shooting movies and shoot locations and help to shift film destination from any other part to Kashmir, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said.
The critical G20 Summit is due to be held on May 22-24, despite neighbouring Pakistan and its "all-weather friend" trying to politicise the matter by racking up the issue of abrogation of Article 370 from the valley.
According to agencies, Pakistan is planning to incite relgious riots in India for which it has asked its officers to start doing reiki of big camps.
Biden administration's point person for South and Central Asia confirmed President’s India visit and said that India's leadership in the G-20 further broadens its capacity to stand as a force for good in the world.
Taking the region’s weather into account, the months of April-June have been selected as the ideal months for hosting the G20 tourism stakeholders’ meeting in Srinagar and Leh as the Valley looks most picturesque during this period.
Mobile clinic: According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the mobile laboratory has been set up to investigate newly emerging and re-emerging viral infections that are highly infectious and of lethal potential to human beings.
G20 Summit: About 80 foreign delegates from G20 countries including Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the European Union will attend the events in Varanasi.
Earlier today, she also held a crucial meeting with the officials of India and the EU, seeking more support to fight against Moscow.
The two foreign ministers also deliberated on the Ukraine conflict and the overall situation in the Indo-Pacific, a region that has witnessed growing Chinese military assertiveness.