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Smart technology revolutionizes household appliances in China, heralding future lifestyles

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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5 months, 3 weeks 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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1 year, 5 months ago

Leading the Tech Revolution: Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2023 as per WEF

The Quint

Last month, in June, The World Economic Forum released its annual list of top 10 emerging technologies that are poised to have the most positive impact on society in the next 3-5 years. These fuels are made from renewable sources such as waste biomass and can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional jet fuel. Companies such as Neste, …

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1 year, 10 months ago

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

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here are the facts: ___ UN, WEF agenda won’t force people to live in …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Sex and the Summit: How prostitution blooms during World Economic Forum in Davos

Firstpost

Sex work flourishes in the ski resort town of Davos as some of the most influential world leaders gather for the annual World Economic Forum meeting. As per reports, a manager of a sex worker agency in Aargau said that service requests can vary from escorting people to dinner to sexual work It is that time of the year when …

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3 years, 11 months ago

PM Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping Among World Leaders to Participate in Virtual Davos Summit

News 18

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese premier Xi Jinping will be among the top world leaders who will participate in a five-day online Davos Agenda Summit of the World Economic Forum later this month. Several union ministers including Narendra Singh Tomar, Nitin Gadkari, Smriti Irani, Piyush Goyal and Dharmendra Pradhan along with top business leaders such as Mukesh Ambani and …

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4 years, 1 month ago

The Covid-19 vaccines will usher the dawn of the true hybrid office

Wired

Getty Images / WIRED Office workers won’t grind out a full week 9 to 5 at their strip-lit desk ever again. News of three successful vaccine trials will start to unlock re-entry to open-plan workplaces, but after Covid-19 forced white collar employees to mass work from home, employers are accepting homogeneous work habits are over, and the future of office …

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5 years, 11 months ago

Working fewer hours lowers stress, raises productivity

Hindustan Times

Working fewer hours makes people more creative and productive, said psychiatrists and economists World Economic Forum in Davos, where they asked industry leaders and employers to consider adopting four-day working weeks for optimal performance. “We have some good experiments showing that if you reduce work hours, people are able to focus their attention more effectively, they end up producing just …

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6 years ago

SC Upholds Claim Of Scientists Working Under Defence Ministry To Treat Special Pay For Pensionary Benefits [Read Judgment]

Live Law

Dismissing appeals filed by the Centre, the Supreme Court has upheld the claim of scientists working under Ministry of Defence for treating the special pay for pensionary benefits.The Principal Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal and other benches had allowed the claim of these scientists working in Department of Defence Research and Development Organisation, Department of Atomic Energy. Dismissing appeals filed …

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