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World Economic Forum in Davos: Check list of CMs, Union Ministers likely to attend event
Business | Dec 23, 2024, 01:21 PM ISTWorld Economic Forum: At least three chief minister including Devendra Fadnavis, Chandrababu Naidu and Revanth Reddy along with Union Ministers are expected to be present at the global event.
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Interest rates to keep falling but last mile 'very very tricky', says IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva
Business | Jan 18, 2024, 04:24 PM ISTThe IMF chief said that some countries have successfully managed inflation and can afford accommodative monetary policies.
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Expect Indian economy to grow 7 per cent in FY25: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
Business | Jan 17, 2024, 06:59 PM ISTThe governor said that structural reforms by the government in recent years have boosted the medium- and long-term growth prospects of the economy.
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WEF's global gender gap index: India climbs eight places to 127 - see where Pakistan ranks?
World | Jun 21, 2023, 04:01 PM ISTIndia has achieved equality in enrolment across all degrees of training, it said. India has shut 64.3% of the overall gender gap, the report said. In any case, it underlined that India has reached just 36.7% equality on financial support and opportunity.
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Davos set to host WEF Annual Meeting 2022 again, Ukraine crisis, climate change key focus
Business | May 22, 2022, 12:07 PM ISTThe high-profile annual powwow of rich and powerful from across the world will begin with a welcome reception on May 22 and will continue till May 26.
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PM Modi addresses WEF's Davos Agenda, says India gifted 'bouquet of hope' to the world
India | Jan 17, 2022, 10:56 PM ISTPM Modi also stressed that India has the world's largest, safe and successful digital payments platform.
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India up at 74th place on WEF’s global energy transition index
Business | May 13, 2020, 11:53 AM ISTIndia has moved up two positions to rank 74th on a global ‘Energy Transition Index’ with improvements on all key parameters of economic growth, energy security and environmental sustainability, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said on Wednesday.
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Trump meets Imran Khan at Davos, says following situation in Kashmir closely
World | Jan 21, 2020, 11:52 PM ISTUS President Donald Trump on Tuesday met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on the sidelines of World Economic Forum in Davos. Both leader addressed media after their meet. During the media interaction, Donald Trump said that he is following situation in Jammu and Kashmir "closely".
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India moves up 6 places to 34th rank on world travel & tourism competitiveness index: WEF report
Business | Sep 04, 2019, 04:04 PM ISTIndia's ranking improved from 40th to 34th, the greatest improvement over 2017 among the top 25 per cent of all countries ranked in the report.
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India ranks 76th on WEF's global Energy Transition index; Sweden on top
Business | Mar 25, 2019, 10:53 AM ISTIndia has made significant strides to improve energy access in recent years, and currently scores well in the area of regulation and political commitment towards energy transition," the WEF said.
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Donald Trump makes 15 new friends in Davos, three of Indian origin
Business | Jan 27, 2018, 02:37 PM IST“We had dinner last night with about 15 leaders of industry — none of whom I knew, but all of whom I have read about for years — and it was truly an incredible group,” Trump said.
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Sensex tops 36000, Nifty crosses 11,000 for first time ever
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WEF Inclusive Development Index: India ranks below China, Pakistan
India | Jan 22, 2018, 05:29 PM ISTThe index takes into account the “living standards, environmental sustainability and protection of future generations from further indebtedness”
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World Economic Forum: PM Modi to share ‘vision for India’s global engagements at Davos’
Business | Jan 21, 2018, 08:11 PM ISTIn a series of tweets with ‘IndiaMeansBusiness’ hashtag, he said, “At Davos, I look forward to sharing my vision for India’s future engagement with the international community.
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Gender parity can boost India's GDP by 27%, say WEF co-chairs
Business | Jan 21, 2018, 01:47 PM ISTRaising women's participation in the labour force to the same level as men can boost India's GDP by 27 per cent, IMF Chief Christine Lagarde and Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg have said in a joint paper.
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Gender pay gap? Most people think men, women paid equally
India | Feb 16, 2016, 03:06 PM ISTAmid raging debate over gender pay gap globally, a survey by US-based career resource website Glassdoor has revealed that over 70 per cent of adults in 7 developed countries believe men and women are paid
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WEF meet ends; raises concerns over China, terror & refugees
World | Jan 23, 2016, 10:39 PM ISTDavos: The 5-day annual jamboree of the world's rich and powerful came to a close in this Alpine resort today, with leaders raising concerns about economic headwinds from China, geo-political risks arising from the refugee
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Indian power sector at turning point: World Economic Forum
Jan 19, 2016, 08:44 PM ISTDavos: India's power sector is at an "inflection", or turning point, while most of its electricity consumed in the next two decades will come from burning fossil fuels, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said on
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What a disparity! 62 people of world have same wealth as 3.5 billion of humanity
Jan 18, 2016, 05:43 PM ISTJust 62 individuals had the same wealth as 3.5 billion people—the bottom half of humanity—in 2015, according to a new report, An Economy For The 1%, by Oxfam, a global advocacy.This figure is down from
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'Narendra Modi, Mahatma Gandhi among most admired globally'
National | Oct 28, 2015, 09:11 PM ISTGeneva: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the 10th most admired personality globally, as per a new survey by the World Economic Forum (WEF) that has ranked late South African President Nelson Mandela on the top.Mahatma