Spring Meetings of the IMF-World Bank
Union Finance Minister Smt.
Nirmala Sitharaman to embark late tonight on official visit to USA to attend
Spring Meetings of the IMF-World Bank
Union Finance Minister to participate also in G20 Finance Ministers &
Central Bank Governors meetings besides bilateral meetings with many countries
Why is it in news?
Union
Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman will be
traveling to the USA on an official visit beginning April 18, 2022. During her
visit, Smt. Sitharaman will be attending the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) & World Bank, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governor Meeting (FMCBG)
meetings.
Highlights
┬╖ The Finance Minister will
take part in bilateral meetings with several countries, including Indonesia,
South Korea, Sri Lanka and South Africa.
┬╖ The Finance Minister will
also hold one-on-one meetings with CEOs from the semiconductor, energy and
other sectors of priority for the Government of India.
┬╖ In a high-level meeting,
the Finance Minister will also meet Mr. David Malpass, President, World Bank.
┬╖ During the course of the
visit, Smt. Sitharaman will participate in a high-level panel discussion on
тАЬMoney at a CrossroadтАЭ hosted by the Managing Director, IMF.
┬╖ Apart from the official
meetings with the World Bank, IMF, G-20 and Financial Action Task Force, the
Finance Minister will also attend an event at the Atlantic Council, a prominent
think tank based in Washington DC, and will also interact with the faculty and
students at Stanford University.
Army CommandersтАЩ Conference Scheduled
Army CommandersтАЩ Conference
Scheduled from 18 To 22 April 2022 at New Delhi
Why is it in news?
Army
CommandersтАЩ Conference is scheduled from 18-22 April 2022 at New Delhi. Army
CommandersтАЩ Conference is an apex level biannual event which is held in April
and October every year. The conference is an institutional platform for
conceptual level deliberations, culminating in making important policy
decisions for the Indian Army.
Highlights
During
the conference, the senior leadership of the Indian Army will review the
operational situation along the active borders, assess threats in the entire
spectrum of conflict and undertake analysis of capability voids to further
focus on capability development & operational preparedness plans.
Discussions on aspects pertaining to infrastructure development in border
areas, modernisation through indigenisation, induction of Niche tech and
assessment on any impact of the Russia - Ukraine war are also scheduled.
Various
agenda points sponsored by regional commands will be deliberated upon by the
senior commanders apart from proposals concerning improving works, financial
management, introducing e-vehicles, and digitisation in the Indian Army.
As
part of the conference, Boards of
Governors meetings of the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) and Army Group
Insurance Fund (AGIF) will be organised.
The
HonтАЩble Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh is expected to interact with the
senior commanders and address the Conference on 21 April 2022. The conference
is also a formal forum for senior leadership of Indian Army to interact with
the senior functionaries of the Department of Military Affairs and Department of Defence during the MoD Interaction Session.
