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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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Topic: WEF

Conspiracy theories made a comeback during Covid, but you can stop their viral spread

The pandemic has given rise to many new conspiracy theories – and UNESCO wants to educate people to identify and debunk them.

US plans to plant 855 million trees to create jobs and save its forests

Countries are embracing reforestation, from Pakistan paying unemployed people to plant 10 billion trees, to a Chinese mobile app funding 120 million trees.

Five hidden benefits of forests everyone should know

Only half of the world’s forests are still intact, a third being primary forests – natural woodlands composed of native species, not disturbed by human activity.

Covid made companies AI friendly, but consumers are yet to trust it

The role of Artificial intelligence is now crucial in helping countries to adapt, stay safe & improve how we live and work. But transparency and ethics are key.

Education, wages, financial aid — how Covid made mobile phones a humanitarian lifeline

Governments need to step in to ensure mobile services help the world's most vulnerable communities access aid and other essential support.

How Google maps are helping fight wildfires

Wildfires can move at up to 22 kilometres per hour and are unpredictable. Staying one step ahead of a wildfire can mean the difference between life & death.

Admire clear blue skies, but continue pollution fight even in pandemic

We now have cleaner air to breathe, but this could easily fade away. New research shows the most effective type of anti-pollution campaigns & when to run them.

The lab assistant that can work for 21.5 hours a day and tackle problems humans cannot

The robot chemist, that is helping scientists at the University of Liverpool with their research, could make scientific discoveries “a thousand times faster”.

How turning trash into treasure can help us dig our way out of Covid’s mess

The Australian govt hopes to create 10,000 recycling-related jobs in a “once in a generation” opportunity to remodel the way the country deals with its waste.

Revenge consumption — the new shopping trend that can shake up sleepy markets post-Covid

Data generated by Chinese shoppers during & after the lockdown reveals new trends that show big shifts taking place in what consumers are purchasing, and how.

On Camera

India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?