{"id":40042,"date":"2018-02-03T09:09:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T09:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=40042"},"modified":"2018-02-03T09:09:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-03T09:09:22","slug":"first-pio-parliamentarian-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/first-pio-parliamentarian-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"First PIO Parliamentarian Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question- Where was the first PIO Parliamentarian Conference organized recently?<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Udaipur<br \/>\n(b) New Delhi<br \/>\n(c) Rajkot<br \/>\n(d) Jaipur<br \/>\n<strong>Ans: (b)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Related facts:-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On January 9, 2018, the &#8216;First PIO Parliamentarian Conference&#8217; was held in the Overseas Indian Center, New Delhi.<\/li>\n<li>Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated this one-day conference.<\/li>\n<li>The purpose of this conference is to strengthen the relations with these countries through the contact with the overseas Indians.<\/li>\n<li>In this conference, 141 MPs and mayors from 23 countries participated.<\/li>\n<li>In which 124 MPs from Britain, Canada, Fiji, Kenya, Mauritius, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and other countries participated.<\/li>\n<li>While 17 mayors from other countries including the US, Malaysia, Switzerland, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago participated.<\/li>\n<li>There were two main points discussed in this event. In which the theme of the first session was- Indian-origin MP\u2019s settled overseas: \u201cThe journey of struggle&#8221; and in the second part special discussion taken place on \u2018Resurgent India&#8217;: Contributions of Indian-origin MPs residing overseas.<\/li>\n<li>It is worth mentioning that on 9th January every year, &#8216;Pravasi Bharatiya Divas&#8217; is celebrated to highlight the contribution of people of Indian origin, based overseas, to the development of India.<\/li>\n<li>This day is celebrated on January 9, 1915 to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi&#8217;s return to India from South Africa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Related Links:-<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/141-mps-mayors-from-indian-diaspora-to-join-first-pio-event-nri-parliamentarian-conference-pravasi-bharatiya-kendra-5013106\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/141-mps-mayors-from-indian-diaspora-to-join-first-pio-event-nri-parliamentarian-conference-pravasi-bharatiya-kendra-5013106\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/pio-parliamentarian-conference-you-have-preserved-indian-culture-says-narendra-modi\/article22403108.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/pio-parliamentarian-conference-you-have-preserved-indian-culture-says-narendra-modi\/article22403108.ece<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pib.nic.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1515940\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.pib.nic.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1515940<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question- Where was the first PIO Parliamentarian Conference organized recently? (a) Udaipur (b) New Delhi (c) Rajkot (d) Jaipur Ans: (b) Related facts:- On January 9, 2018, the &#8216;First PIO Parliamentarian Conference&#8217; was held in the Overseas Indian Center, New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated this one-day conference. 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