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The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental organization, think tank, and lobbying organisation based in Cologny, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer Klaus Schwab.

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WEF identifies 10 emerging tech that can address global challenges in next 3-5 yrs


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India slips 2 notches to 129 in WEF global gender gap index

India ranked 129 out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Report 2024 by World Economic Forum, closing 64.1% of its gender gap with a slight decrease in score compared to the previous year.
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India's global travel & tourism index rank up at 39th: WEF index

India's rank on the WEF's travel & tourism development index 2024 has improved to 39th place, with global tourism activities returning to pre-pandemic levels. India is ranked highest in South Asia and..
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India sets up global alliance to push women empowerment, gender equality

The announcement was made in the presence of the World Economic Forum's Founder and Executive Chairman Professor Klaus Schwab.
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Karnataka signs Rs 22,000 crore MoUs with 7 companies in Davos meeting

Karnataka signed MoUs with 7 companies at WEF, including Web Werks with Rs 20,000 crore investment. Microsoft partners with AISECT for digital skilling initiatives. Hitachi to work in rural sector,..
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'India's ascent to $4 trillion economy fueled by robust growth': Hardeep Puri at World Economic Forum

India has not allowed to undermine or dilute its commitment to sustainability and green energy transition, despite challenges it faced due to geopolitical events lately, said Union Petroleum Minister..
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As the rich come to Davos, there are fretful noises about what's happening in Red Sea shipping lanes

This year's World Economic Forum wasn't supposed to be about the events in the Red Sea.
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Davos World Economic Forum meeting 2024: Check full list of leaders set to represent India

Representing India at the meeting are three union ministers, three chief ministers, and over a hundred CEOs.
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Aaditya Thackeray slams CM Eknath Shinde's Davos trip

Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA and former minister Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday alleged that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was taking ‘a personal entourage of almost 50 people to Davos to attend the World..
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WEF Davos meet: Smriti Irani, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hardeep Singh Puri to represent India


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Scale up renewable energy push, over 100 CEOs tell governments

More than 100 CEOs and senior executives from the World Economic Forum's Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, including Indian companies like Infosys and Mahindra Group, have signed an open letter calling..
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Gender Gap Report should record women in local govt bodies: WEF


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WEF recognises need to record women’s participation in local govt bodies in Gender Gap Report


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PM Modi’s leadership critical in a fractured world: WEF chairman


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Greta Thunberg accuses Davos elite of putting 'corporate greed' above people and planet

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Greta Thunberg has accused the political and business elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos of putting "corporate greed" and "short-term profits" above the planet.
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Why an absence of A-listers at Davos is not just deep trouble for the WEF, but for globalisation

why an absence of a-listers at davos is not just deep trouble for the wef, but for globalisation
Davos, the World Economic Forum (WEF) and its founder, Klaus Schwab, have become more famous than ever before in the past couple of years - albeit not for the reasons they might have wanted.
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World Economic Forum 2023 summit to start at Davos tomorrow, India to feature prominently

Experts, researchers, investors, politicians and business leaders will address the Ukraine conflict situation and worldwide inflation.
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'When Uddhav Thackeray was admitted to hospital, Aaditya Thackeray was enjoying in Switzerland': Shiv Sena MP

As Environment Minister, Aaditya Thackeray visited Davos to inaugurate the Maharashtra Pavilion at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on May 22, 2022.
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Zelenskyy: Don't trade with Russia unless you want to be associated with war crimes

zelenskyy: don't trade with russia unless you want to be associated with war crimes
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for maximum sanctions against Russia and the end of all business and trade with Moscow at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Ukraine's message to Davos: Buying Russian gas funds rape and murder

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Europe's reliance on Russian oil and gas is funding the rape and murder of Ukrainian children, an MP and member of the country's delegation to the World Economic Forum in Davos has told Sky News.
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World Economic Forum president lauds India's pandemic response, reforms

WEF chief Borge Brende has lauded the Modi government's "agile" response to the Covid-19 pandemic, its commitments at the recent COP26 summit and the structural reforms undertaken by it to boost the..
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India's decarbonization journey poses $15tn economic opportunity by 2070, says report

India's decarbonization journey represents upwards of a $15 trillion economic opportunity by 2070 with the potential to create as many as 50 million net new jobs, said a World Economic Forum report..
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