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CMs Revanth, Naidu to attend WEF in Davos next month
10 hours, 3 minutes ago

CMs Revanth, Naidu to attend WEF in Davos next month

Deccan Chronicle  

At least three chief ministers -- Devendra Fadnavis, Chandrababu Naidu and Revant Reddy -- will join over 100 CEOs and other leaders from India in Davos next month for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025. Naidu will also be joined by his son and senior Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh, while Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, Tamil …

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Revanth to Attract Investments for Telangana at WEF
20 hours, 37 minutes ago

Revanth to Attract Investments for Telangana at WEF

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will represent Telangana at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos for the second consecutive year, aiming to attract investments to the state. This year’s WEF meeting will adopt a new format, with the Centre replacing state-specific pavilions with a unified “India pavilion” to promote a cohesive national brand. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s …

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WEF Davos meet to focus on ’collaboration for intelligent age’, over 100 from India to attend
1 month ago

WEF Davos meet to focus on ’collaboration for intelligent age’, over 100 from India to attend

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Nov 17 'Collaboration for the intelligent age' would be at the core of discussions when over 100 business and government leaders from India join their global counterparts at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in January 2025. Expected to be attended by nearly 50 heads of states and governments from across the world, the annual meeting from January …

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Leading Chinese Manufacturers Join Global Lighthouse Network, Boosting Manufacturing Capabilities
2 months, 1 week ago

Leading Chinese Manufacturers Join Global Lighthouse Network, Boosting Manufacturing Capabilities

China Daily  

Three manufacturers in Qingdao, Shandong province, have been selected as new members of the Global Lighthouse Network by the World Economic Forum, showcasing the growing manufacturing capabilities of the coastal city and reflecting the pursuit of cutting-edge technologies and sustainable development by Chinese industries.

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Smart technology revolutionizes household appliances in China, heralding future lifestyles
3 months ago

Smart technology revolutionizes household appliances in China, heralding future lifestyles

China Daily  

HEFEI - A drone hovered above a home appliance industrial park in eastern Chinese city of Wuhu, Anhui province. "Every manufacturing process is working to improve quality and efficiency," said Guo Kexiong, digital director of the Midea Kitchen and Heating Intelligent Home Appliance Industrial Park. Smart manufacturing Hefei, the capital city of Anhui, is now home to two "lighthouse factories" …

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Mumbai on par with Singapore, Shanghai: WEF to help make MMR economic hub
3 months, 1 week ago

Mumbai on par with Singapore, Shanghai: WEF to help make MMR economic hub

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The World Economic Forum will help the Maharashtra government in projecting and promoting the Mumbai Metropolitan Region as a global economic hub to attract investments and achieve the state’s goal of a $300-billion GDP for the region in the next seven years. Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Founder and Executive Chairman of World …

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LNS vs WEF, The Hundred 2024 Dream11 prediction: Best fantasy picks for London Spirit vs Welsh Fire
4 months, 3 weeks ago

LNS vs WEF, The Hundred 2024 Dream11 prediction: Best fantasy picks for London Spirit vs Welsh Fire

India TV News  

London Spirit haven't had a great start to their men's Hundred campaign in the fourth edition, losing both their games so far. Spirit will also hope for much more from their West Indian internationals Shimron Hetmyer and Andre Russell. Like the Spirit, the Welsh team needs its batters to play a bit more consistently to get a good score on …

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Formalising care work can pay gender justice dividends
5 months ago

Formalising care work can pay gender justice dividends

Hindustan Times  

New data paints a sobering picture of progress towards gender equality. India’s overall position in the WEF’s 2024 Global Gender Gap ranking — despite policies such as the Women’s Reservation Act — dropped by two spots from the rankings’ previous edition, to 129th out of 146 countries. Women in paid employment take on around six times more unpaid care work …

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What is the ‘responsible quantum technologies’ movement? | Explained
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What is the ‘responsible quantum technologies’ movement? | Explained

The Hindu  

The United Nations recently said 2025 will be observed as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. The WEF’s objective here is to accelerate the development of responsible quantum computing by building trust in the technology during its development to preempt and mitigate potential risks. From another perspective, a group of academics from the U.S., Canada and Europe recently …

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India 129th on Global Gender Gap index, this country is on top: Complete list
6 months, 1 week ago

India 129th on Global Gender Gap index, this country is on top: Complete list

Hindustan Times  

India slipped two places on the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap index to 129th place as Iceland retained its top position in the rankings. India was among the economies with the lowest levels of economic parity, with Bangladesh, Sudan, Iran, Pakistan, and Morocco as all of them registered less than 30 per cent gender parity in estimated earned income. …

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India ranks 129th on global gender gap index, Iceland on top: World Economic Forum
6 months, 1 week ago

India ranks 129th on global gender gap index, Iceland on top: World Economic Forum

New Indian Express  

The WEF said India's economic parity score has trended upwards for the past four years. In the Political Empowerment subindex, India scored within the top-10 on the head-of-state indicator, but its scores for women's representation at the federal level, in ministerial positions and in Parliament, remain relatively low, it added. The WEF said the world has closed 68.5 per cent …

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Non-Compete Fee To Be Treated As “Revenue Receipt” From 01.04.2003: ITAT
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Non-Compete Fee To Be Treated As “Revenue Receipt” From 01.04.2003: ITAT

Live Law  

The Mumbai Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the non-competitive fee received by the assessee is treated as 'revenue receipt' in the hands of the assessee but only post-amendment, i.e., w.e.f. The assessee and the department were in appeal before the Tribunal, challenging the order of the CIT, where the Tribunal set aside the issue of receipt …

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Earth observation data to drive $3 trillion in economic benefits by 2030: WEF
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth observation data to drive $3 trillion in economic benefits by 2030: WEF

Hindustan Times  

Earth observation has the potential to drive over $3 trillion in cumulative economic benefits globally by 2030, while also advancing a wide range of climate and nature solutions, a new World Economic Forum report said on Tuesday. The report identifies five key areas: 1) environmental monitoring – satellites and aircraft-borne sensors can monitor CO2 and methane emissions, pinpoint emissions sources …

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
8 months ago

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

Associated Press  

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. ___ Trump says New York judge won’t let him attend son’s graduation, no ruling has been made CLAIM: New York Judge Juan M. Merchan told former President Donald Trump on the first day of his hush money case that he can’t attend his …

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WEF partners with Karnataka govt to set up AI hub, will support startups through a global platform
9 months, 2 weeks ago

WEF partners with Karnataka govt to set up AI hub, will support startups through a global platform

Firstpost  

The World Economic Forum has entered into a partnership with Karnataka government to set up a state-of-the-art AI centre, and position Karnataka as a global hub for AI startups. The new AI centre will be the WEF’s sole dedicated hub for AI in India The World Economic Forum has entered into a partnership with Karnataka government to set up a …

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Women's leadership programmes work – but their progress is 'fragile'
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Women's leadership programmes work – but their progress is 'fragile'

BBC  

Women's leadership programmes work – but their progress is 'fragile' Getty Images Many companies are putting women through leadership programmes – and they're finding their way into better positions as a result Talent accelerators are touted as a way to boost women to leadership positions. "The hiring rates of women into leadership was increasing steadily for eight years until 2022," …

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Karnataka-WEF agree to set up world-class Centre for Artificial Intelligence in state
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka-WEF agree to set up world-class Centre for Artificial Intelligence in state

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government on Thursday signed a Letter of Intent with the World Economic Forum to set up a Centre for Artificial Intelligence in the state. The Karnataka centre will be part of the WEF Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network, a global platform focused on inclusive technology governance and responsible digital transformation, the department of IT-BT said in …

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WEF launches C4IR centre in Hyderabad
9 months, 3 weeks ago

WEF launches C4IR centre in Hyderabad

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: On the concluding day of BioAsia 2024, the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution was launched in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu said, “C4IR Telangana envisions creating over 10,000 new job opportunities in health-tech besides the R&D and manufacturing jobs, nurturing 20-25 emerging companies and startups, and generating 10-25 …

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IBBI Amends Regulations Regarding Insolvency Professionals w.e.f. 31st January 2024
10 months, 2 weeks ago

IBBI Amends Regulations Regarding Insolvency Professionals w.e.f. 31st January 2024

Live Law  

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has amended the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India Regulations, 2016, with effect from 31.01.2024. Explanation.- The insolvency professional shall continue to discharge his duties, functions and responsibilities till the approval of resignation by the Adjudicating Authority.” The Clause 23B of First Schedule of IP Regulations states that an Insolvency Professional shall not …

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Delhi@Davos – talk of the town, with caveats
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi@Davos – talk of the town, with caveats

Hindustan Times  

The World Economic Forum 2024 in Davos concluded last week. This year, for example, India’s rapid and consistent economic progress towards becoming the third largest economy in 2027/28, with a Gross Domestic Product of $5 trillion, escaped nobody’s attention. Aiding this and making economic growth more sustainable is the fact that the consumption component of GDP is steadily rising as …

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Elon Musk endorses Argentina President Milei's fiery WEF speech, calls it a 'good explanation of what...'
11 months ago

Elon Musk endorses Argentina President Milei's fiery WEF speech, calls it a 'good explanation of what...'

Hindustan Times  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday heaped praises on the self-proclaimed 'anarcho-capitalist' Argentinian President, Javier Milei, for backing free markets and lambasting socialism as a “threat to the West” at Davos during his first overseas tour. Argentina's President Javier Milei arrives to deliver a speech at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos on January 17, 2024. Taking to his …

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IMF's Gita Gopinath 'runs' into Chanel’s Indian-origin CEO, Leena Nair at WEF. See pic
11 months ago

IMF's Gita Gopinath 'runs' into Chanel’s Indian-origin CEO, Leena Nair at WEF. See pic

Hindustan Times  

While attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, International Monetary Fund Chief Gita Gopinath ‘ran’ into Leena Nair, the Indian-origin CEO of Chanel. Gopinath later took to X, and shared about her chance meeting and also expressed how wonderful it was to meet Nair. Gita Gopinath with Leena Nair at the World Economic Forum. Only in Davos does an economist …

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AI buzzes Davos, but CEOs wrestle with how to make it pay
11 months ago

AI buzzes Davos, but CEOs wrestle with how to make it pay

The Hindu  

Bright banners tout the promise of artificial intelligence along the main promenade of Davos, but executives at the World Economic Forum say they are grappling with how to turn early demos into money-makers. Cloud and internet security company Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince told Reuters that the months ahead may even feel like an "AI letdown". It also proved a good …

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Davos 2024: What is the cost of booking a room?
11 months ago

Davos 2024: What is the cost of booking a room?

Hindustan Times  

Year after year, rents in Davos hit the roof, especially during the World Economic Forum meet as most property owners try to capitalize on the annual event. The 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is being held from January 15 to January 19 in Davos, Switzerland at the local Swiss Alpine School in the center of city. Some …

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