New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- India will host the 12th Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum in Asia and the Pacific, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said on Monday.

The Forum will take place at the Rajasthan International Centre in Jaipur on March 3-5.

The event will centre on the theme of "Realizing Circular Societies Towards Achieving SDGs and Carbon Neutrality in Asia-Pacific," said Union Minister Manohar Lal at the Curtain Raiser event organized today at the National Media Centre in the national capital as a precursor to the main Forum.

The Union Minister also informed that over 500 international and domestic participants are expected to attend the three-day conference packed with plenary sessions, country-specific discussions,...