scorecardresearch
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
TopicWEF

Topic: WEF

Refugees are the entrepreneurs society must support during Covid-19

Refugee businesses tend to operate in the informal market and cannot benefit from local government funding, nor afford to tap into online start-up culture.

Capitalism needs the ‘Great Reset’ button. Covid-19 is showing the way

We can emerge from this crisis a better world, if we act quickly and jointly, writes founder of World Economic Forum Professor Klaus Schwab.

Fight for LGBTQ rights is more important than ever during Covid-19 pandemic

Research shows the coronavirus crisis will disproportionately affect LGBTQ persons in many ways.

We shouldn’t assume there will be a post-Covid-19 era

On the World Vs Virus podcast, historian Niall Ferguson said that we shouldn’t assume that there will be a post-Covid-19 era.

WEF’s next Davos meet will focus on the ‘Great Reset’ in a post-pandemic 2021

The 51st World Economic Forum annual meeting will also host virtual interactions between world leaders and the youth from 400 cities.

Working from home has made us more vulnerable to cyberattacks

Large-scale adoption of work-from-home technologies, greater use of cloud services & dependency on personal devices has increased pressure on cybersecurity.

Antarctica’s snow is turning green while we are distracted by a coronavirus

The Antarctic Peninsula, one of the fastest-warming places on Earth, is seeing so-called snow algae turning the snow green.

Coronavirus pandemic can finally bring an end to our exploitation of the ocean

Post-Covid recovery plans will give governments an opportunity to align consumption patterns with environmental goals & encourage sustainable fishing practices.

Speed, reach, efficacy: How 3 challenges to creating a corona vaccine are being overcome

The coronavirus vaccine needs to be available in all parts of the world to ensure that a reservoir of the virus does not remain. Work is going on in record time to achieve that.

Replace drivers with automated systems — how to make mobility safe during Covid crisis

We should consider deploying automated systems to deliver critical supplies to areas under lockdown, thereby limiting exposure to drivers and residents.

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?