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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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Topic: WEF

Street cafes, cycling in the park — outdoor socialising is the new fad during Covid

Cities around the globe are allowing restaurants and cafes to expand into public spaces to enable safe dining after the Covid-19 lockdown.

Cocoons for baby trees could help regrow forests in even the harshest climates

Ecosystem degradation affects the well-being of 3.2 billion people and costs the world about 10 per cent of its annual gross product.

Climate-conscious businesses can create 395 million jobs by 2030, says WEF report

In a report released Wednesday, WEF suggested transforming agriculture and fishing practices among other solutions, stating the world cannot return to ‘business as usual’.

Uber, Airbnb, WhatsApp all started during a crisis. Startups must be protected during Covid too

Startups are key drivers of economic growth, job creation & a catalyst for radical innovation. But Covid-19 has halted the creation of new businesses.

How prison populations can be protected from Covid-19

More than 61,000 Indian prisoners have been released as an emergency response to Covid-19. But many continue to be exposed to the infection in overcrowded facilities.

Covid is making us forget those with acute and chronic health conditions

There has been a decline in new cancer diagnoses, while people living with a rare disease have suffered interruptions in clinical care due to the lockdown.

Living in a city with high air pollution increases chances of being infected by Covid

Researchers have found that a large number of Covid-19 cases that result in death are found in areas with high levels of air pollution.

E-mobility is the best solution for both climate and economic crises

Transport accounts for 23 per cent of global energy-related greenhouse emissions. But existing electrification technology could cut down these emissions by 2050.

What coronavirus pandemic reveals about the pay gap between frontline workers

Women make up 70 per cent of all health and social-services staff globally, but they still earn 79 cents for every dollar a man makes.

Four ways to be an ally in the fight against racism

The Black Lives Matter protests in the US have led to a conversation about structural and systemic racism that exist in most countries today.

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?