13 May 2021 Current Affairs:The 4th India-Switzerland Financial Dialogue was held via video conferencing.
Highlights:
♦ Discussions on working together on a variety of issues, including investments, the International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA), the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), FinTech, sustainable finance, and cross-border financial services.
♦ The G20, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and tax issues resulting from the digitalisation of the economy, as well as infrastructure funding, were addressed.
♦ Stressed the importance of coordinated bilateral action for a post-Covid world that is clean and resilient.
The Impact Rankings for 2022 have been announced by the Times Higher Education (THE). India has eight universities in the top 300 universities in the world.
At Cochin Shipyard Limited, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways will develop and build India's first indigenous hydrogen-fueled electric vessels (CSL).