India hosts 68th APO Governing Body Meeting (New Delhi)

What: Piyush Goyal inaugurated 68th Governing Body Meeting of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) at Bharat Mandapam.

Agenda: Review of APO Vision 2030 progress, leadership elections, preliminary budget 2027–28, and presentation of national productivity awards.

Significance:

• Productivity focus: Aligns India with regional productivity reforms and knowledge exchange.

• Multilateral engagement: Platform for policy dialogue on productivity-led sustainable development in Asia‑Pacific.

UPSC relevance: International organisations, economic governance, productivity policies.

Practice Q: How can productivity enhancement contribute to sustainable development objectives in Asia‑Pacific economies?