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Monday, June 24, 2024
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Topic: WEF

Steel to cement—Climate change has a neglected focus area. Industries need to take note

The need for continuous high-temperature heat to produce steel, cement and concrete requires huge amounts of energy. It has a huge implication.

How metaverse can improve education, health & climate—Upskilling programs to ‘test dummies’

Metaverse has a broader role to play in our society. Extending the real world that we live in can help us discover ways to make it better.

Energy, food, health—India at WEF summit in Davos looked promising

At least five states made their presence felt at the meeting, including India's business capital, Mumbai. Here are five highlights from the week.

A tale of two summits: Quad under a Chinese shadow & Davos searching for a solution to Russia

Quad's message from Tokyo was of solidarity and the World Economic Forum's Switzerland meeting was more political than ever. Both were concerned about the health of geopolitics.

Davos meetings are full of potential but rarely full of solutions

Time and time again, Davos has fallen victim to a lack of focus and actionable unifying vision. Individual and collective interests have remained unreconciled. 

Putin’s attack on Ukraine means Russia’s rich aren’t welcome at Davos anymore

It will be the first WEF in Switzerland since the fall of communism without a single Russian official or business leader.

Reward Indian farmers with ‘carbon credits’. Net-zero hinges on climate-friendly practices

To reach net-zero emissions by 2070, carbon credits and other offsetting initiatives could drive millions of India's smallholder farmers.

Here’s why hybrid working means more stress for women

Stress and burnout in women have reached 'alarming levels'. Flexible working is only available to some–and most say hybrid working makes them feel shut out.

AI helped Moderna speed up Covid vaccine development. Now it can help climate too

Covid showed AI's potential for accelerating progress, but we must ensure AI is employed in ways that are trusted.

About 649 million women have inadequate maternity protection. ILO has a message

Self-employed, migrants and informal workers – as well as adoptive and LGBTQI+ parents – are among those who miss out on maternity benefits.

On Camera

Justice Abhay Oka floated filtering Article 32 cases to tackle backlog. It’s tricky

Article 32 of the Constitution guarantees the right to directly approach the Supreme Court for fundamental rights, but a massive backlog is threatening its effectiveness.

India’s aviation sector set to boom under Modi 3.0 but ‘emerging duopoly’ could hurt consumers

Sector analysts warn that with Go First expected to remain grounded & SpiceJet struggling, industry is likely to consolidate to just 2-3 player market, hampering competition.

Army hospital commandant says no misuse of disability pension grant. ‘Scrutiny at all levels’

Lt Gen Nilakantan says revised Entitlement Rules & Guide to Medical Officers for pensions had been revised to rationalise disability classification, quantification & granting of disability.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.