G20 HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT SUMMIT
September 9-10
The 18th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit will take place on September 9-10, in New Delhi. It will be a culmination of all the G20 processes and meetings to be held throughout the year
LOLLAPALOOZA INDIA 2023
January 28-29
The global music festival Lollapalooza comes to India this year. The eighth edition of this multi-genre festival will go live at Mahalaxmi Race Course in Mumbai on January 28 and 29. The festival will feature more than 40 artistes performing across four stages
INDIAN TRAVEL EXHIBITION
February 24-26
The leading travel and tourism expo, to be held at Manpho Convention Centre, Bengaluru, will showcase a variety of destinations from different sectors such as pilgrimages, adventures culture & heritage, beaches, hills and much more
WORLD ENVIRONMENT CONGRESS
July 9-10
Over 500 business participants are expected to join the World Congress on Environment Management and Climate Change in Bengaluru, to identify the emerging role that corporates needs to play
WORLD PUBLIC RELATIONS FORUM
September 21-23
The 11th edition of the World Public Relations Forum 2023 will take place in Chennai at The ITC Grand Chola. The event will take place after a gap of five years
STATE ASSEMBLY POLLS
As many as nine states are scheduled to go for elections during the year. While the exact dates will be decided by the Election Commission, the tentative schedule as per the Assembly tenure will be like this:
FEBRUARY: Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland;
MAY: Karnataka;
NOVEMBER 2023 Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram;
DECEMBER: Rajasthan and Telangana. The UT of Jammu & Kashmir may also witness elections in 2023
RAJYA SABHA ELECTIONS
The elections for the Upper House will be held as part of the routine six-year cycle. Goa: 1 seat; 1 Member’s retiring date: JULY 28,
Gujarat: 3 seats; Members’
retiring date: AUGUST 18, West Bengal: 6 seats; Members’
retiring date: AUGUST 18
SCO SUMMIT
India will host the next Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit as the Chairman of the organisation. Coinciding with the G20 Summit, it’ll be a platform to project the country’s economic prowess, trade and commerce capabilities, health and vaccine diplomacy
AERO INDIA
February 13–17
The biennial air show and aviation exhibition will be held at the Yelahanka Air Force Station, in Bengaluru. It will be organised by the Defence Exhibition Organisation, Ministry of Defence
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF MILLETS
The year 2023 will be observed as the International Year of Millets after India’s proposal to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) was approved by the UN
FILM FESTIVALS
Jaipur International Film FestivalJanuary 7-11
Indian Film Festival BhubaneswarJanuary 23-29
Mumbai International Film FestivalMay 29 -June 4
Unreal Film FestMarch 19
International Theatre Festival, KeralaFebruary 5-14
LITERATURE FESTS
* World Book FairFeb 25 -March 5
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
* Kerala Literature FestivalJanuary 12-15
Kozhikode Beach, Calicut
* Jaipur Literature FestivalJanuary 19-23
AUTO EXPO
Like earlier editions, the mega event will take place at two locations. While the Auto Expo (Vehicles) will be held from January 13 to 18 at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, the Auto Expo (Components) will take place from January 12 to 15 at Pragati Maidan, in New Delhi
INDIA INTERNATIONAL MEGA TRADE FAIR
February 17-27
To be held in Jaipur, the event will feature foreign and Indian products, facilitated by participation from Central and state governments, PSUs and ministries of foreign countries. Product categories will include lifestyle, electronics, electrical, food, jute, handicrafts and handloom
SPORTS
Men’s Hockey World Cup January 13-29
The 2023 Hockey Men’s World Cup will be hosted at Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, Odisha
Women’s World Boxing Championships March 15-31
The 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships will take place in New Delhi as India gears up to host the biennial event for the third time in the tournament’s history
Asian Wrestling Championship
March 28-April 2
The Asian championship competitions, to be held in the national Capital, will feature men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle, and men’s Greco-Roman divisions.
India Open (Badminton)
January 17 – 22
The 2023 India Open (official and sponsored title: Yonex Sunrise India Open 2023) is an international badminton tournament that will take place at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi
Women’s IPL
March 3 to 26 (tentative)
BCCI has earmarked a window for the WIPL with the tournament set to start a week after the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup final, February 26 in Cape Town.
Indian Premier League (IPL)
April 1- June 4
The 2023 Indian Premier League will be the sixteenth season of the Indian Premier League.
ICC Cricket World Cup
October-November
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will be the 13th edition of the Men’s Cricket World Cup scheduled to be held in India. It will be the first time the competition is held entirely in India.