Global Consortium for Digital Currency Formed by WEF

For the adoption of digital currencies, the first Global Consortium which focussed on creating a framework for Governance of Digital Currencies was announced on Friday, 24th January 2020 by the World Economic Forum. The announcement was made during the last ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

India & China Jointly ranked 80th in the Corruption Perception Index

India has been ranked at the 80th rank among 180 countries and territories in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), which is prepared by the non-profit organization Transparency International. India was ranked at the 78th place in the previous year’s ranking. ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

India improves to 72nd in Global Talent Competitiveness Index

In the recently released 2020 Global Talent Competitiveness Index, India has scaled up to eight places from the previous edition ranking to the 72nd rank. The list was topped by Switzerland, which emerged as the most talent-competitive nation of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Deepika Padukone Receives Crystal Award

At the 26th Annual Crystal Award ceremony conducted during the opening ceremony of 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland on Monday, 20th January 2020,  Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone received the Crystal Award 2020 for her ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

C Vijayakumar elected as Chairman of IT Industry Governors Community of the WEF

C Vijayakumar has been named the Chairman of the IT industry Governor’s community of the World Economic Forum (WEF). He is the CEO of the software company HCL Technologies (HCL). This announcement was made on Wednesday at the Forum’s Annual ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

WHO approves Biosimilar version of Trastuzumab Drugs

A specialized agency of the United Nations, the World Health Organization (WHO) has for the first time prequalified a biosimilar version of the drug- Trastuzumab, which is life-saving medicine for women globally. The World Health Organization is headquartered in Geneva, ..

Geneva to host first Global Refugee Forum

The first ever Global Refugee Forum is being held in Geneva, Switzerland from 17-18 December 2019. It is being jointly hosted by United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) along with Government of Switzerland. At GRF the international community will showcase and ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report

The World Economic Forum, Global Gender Gap index was designed and first published in 2006 to measure gender equality by collecting data based on gender gap between women and men in four key areas: education, economy, health, and politics from ..

Deepika Padukone among recipients of 26th Annual Crystal Award

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting will be conducted from 21-24 January 2020 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. The meeting will mark the 50th edition of the Annual Meeting, making it a special occasion to the legacy of the World Economic Forum. ..

Switzerland partner country for BioAsia 2020

The 17th edition of BioAsia will be held in the capital city of Telangana, Hyderabad from 17th to 19th February. Switzerland will be partner country as informed by the Principal Secretary of Industries and Commerce and Information Technology of Government ..