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Topic: WEF

Chartered flight, dinner for 150 — Davos outing cost Maharashtra Rs 32 crore, 50% spent on pavilion

+TFP Manasi Phadke -
Total cost incurred on Maharashtra delegation’s trip to Davos for annual WEF conference went from Rs 63.28 lakh in 2015 to Rs 32.31 crore this year, show MIDC records accessed by ThePrint.

This AI helps buildings cool themselves and cut emissions

Johnny Wood -
The president of Brainbox AI is part of a team developing automated AI solutions that train buildings to make smart decisions about temperature, energy use etc.

91% of transactions will become digital by 2028. But here’s why we will miss cash

Richard Gendal Brown -
While current electronic payment systems work well, they do not provide the same personal freedom that cash offers.

65+ population will more than double by 2025. What S Korea, China, Japan, Italy plan to do

Madeleine North -
The United Nations says our ageing populations must be addressed if the Sustainable Development Goals are to be met.

Women from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh bear the climate crisis brunt—but they also hold the key to tackling it

Aarti Lila Ram -
Pakistan's Minister for Climate Change, Sherry Rehman, has been instrumental in formulating the loss and damage fund facility for developing nations at COP 27 in Egypt.

India ranks 67th on WEF’s Energy Transition Index — over 10 percentage point improvement in score

Risha Chitlangia -
According to World Economic Forum's 2023 report, India & Singapore only major economies showing transition momentum by advancing sustainability, energy security & equity in balanced way.

Genomes are biology’s building blocks. A UK scientist explains their importance

Kate Whiting -
A genome - the ‘book of life’ - is the entire set of genetic information about a person or organism.

High Seas Treaty not about putting nature in a bell jar. It’s a bid to save oceans

Gemma Parkes -
National governments still need to formally adopt and ratify the treaty but as conference President Rena Lee said, "the ship has reached the shore."

Take a forest ‘bath’ to recharge. City life causing greater risk of mental health

Jose A Morales Garcia -
We need to spend at least half an hour in nature per week to feel the mental health benefits.

Carbon sinks, biomedical influencers—5 things rainforests do for you

Gill Einhorn -
As a way to remove carbon from the atmosphere, these nature-based solutions outstrip any engineered offering currently available.
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Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

Triya Gulati -
The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

We failed the UP board topper. She should be celebrated, not bullied for her facial hair

Pakistan finance minister should learn from Manmohan Singh and engineer an economic revival

Economy

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

+TFP TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

Defence

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

ThePrint Team -
Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

National Interest

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

Shekhar Gupta -
While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.

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