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World Economic Forum
Aakar Patel | Why is India’s rank on some global indices not improving?
What is striking is that the media has no interest in reporting the background to which they give out the news
28 Feb 2023 12:05 AM
Sanjaya Baru | From politics to business: All eyes are on Hyderabad
Hyderabad has been used to attracting national and international attention for a long time
30 May 2022 6:54 AM
Davos set to host World Economic Forum, Ukraine crisis, climate change key focus
The World Economic Forum (WEF) said the Annual Meeting 2022 will focus on 'history at a turning point', the theme of the summit
22 May 2022 10:13 AM
Made-in-India vaccine ready for world, says PM
India has started the world’s largest coronavirus vaccination programme, said Modi
29 Jan 2021 4:15 AM
Cities key to India's post-pandemic growth: WEF study
The study by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) said the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic has been catastrophic for cities
10 Jan 2021 12:52 PM
Davos bound Bhuvan Bam
The creator of the online channel BB ki Vines, is also the only Indian creator who was invited to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2020.
28 Jan 2020 12:05 AM
George Soros unveils a billion dollar fund against resurgent nationalism
Soros pledged one billion dollars for a new university network project to fight the erosion of civil society.
27 Jan 2020 10:02 AM
India slowdown temprorary, eco will recover: IMF
On risks ahead for the global economy, the IMF chief listed factors like weakness in long-term productivity growth and low inflation.
25 Jan 2020 4:02 AM
Priyanka Chopra gets economical
The actress attended the World Economic Forum to rally leaders against extreme poverty, climate change and inequity.
23 Jan 2020 4:04 AM
India slips to 112th rank on gender gap index, in bottom 5 on health, economic fronts
While Iceland remains world's most gender-neutral country, India moved down from 108th position last year on WEF's Gender Gap Report.
17 Dec 2019 8:28 AM
Singapore replaces US as world’s most competitive economy
Hong Kong, the Netherlands and Switzerland rounded out the top five places in the rankings.
09 Oct 2019 10:15 AM
Many more structural reforms in offing to propel growth: Kant
I think many more structural reforms are in the offing. The government has pushed for disinvestment, said the Niti Aayog CEO.
03 Oct 2019 3:43 PM
Inform and Inspire
Through the app Beyond Pink, an information platform for women, Dr Bindu S. Nair aims to bridge the knowledge divide between genders.
25 Aug 2019 12:04 AM
Climate of change
According to the report, governments across the world only have 12 years to meet their goal of net-zero carbon emissions (CO ) by 2050.
04 Aug 2019 12:00 AM
Go vegan for a greener planet!
The world is apparently set to run out of food by 2050 if we don’t cut down on meats.
11 Apr 2019 12:24 AM
India ranks 76th on WEF's global Energy Transition index; Sweden tops list
Sweden remains on the top on the annual list compiled by World Economic Forum and is followed by Switzerland and Norway.
25 Mar 2019 3:43 PM
Robot at the Desk!
Bengaluru’s Invento Robotics unveiled Mitri, the first robot receptionist in the country which blinks, talks and senses a bad day at work.
03 Mar 2019 5:45 AM
Re-skilling initiative gets warm welcome from global businesses
Global enterprises said they were willing to retrain 17.2 million people as part of the initiative, called closing the Skill Gap.
16 Feb 2019 1:55 AM
Tackling the plastic menace
Millions of tons of plastic waste could be turned into clean fuels, other products.
08 Feb 2019 6:24 PM
Dragon’s deceit: Is Soros right about Xi plans?
The best, or worst, possible consequence of Mr Soros’ statement is that the official Chinese reaction appeared to be numb.
31 Jan 2019 12:45 AM
Columns
The “single pillar” has always been shown as the boon of the world’s largest party
Such incidents can be averted with greater awareness and preparedness in understanding our emotions
The new listener gives standing ovations with alacrity; but is not hesitant to walk out if the performance does not arrest his attention
It is becoming more than apparent that the BJP is acrimoniously unreconciled to losing electoral battles