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Friday, September 19, 2025
TopicWorld Economic Forum

Topic: World Economic Forum

Why decarbonising cement and concrete is a big challenge

While renewables, electric vehicles and other clean technologies attract billions in investment and robust policy support, cement and concrete lag far behind in the capital and attention they receive.

Your driving experience will dramatically change with AI

Technology is not only reshaping how people get from point A to point B but also changing how people are supported when things go wrong.

How Gulf nations are preparing youth for the jobs of tomorrow

Quality education is a high priority for 81 per cent of youth in the Middle East, where the 'action gap' between its importance and the engagement to address it is narrower than globally.

How Japan is boosting its disaster preparedness

As climate change continues to increase the frequency and intensity of natural disasters, Japan’s proactive approach offers a powerful model for building communities that are more resilient when disaster hits.

Disinformation campaigns are getting stronger. We must go beyond educating youth

Media and information literacy efforts remain fragmented. Most initiatives focus on formal education, leaving significant gaps in adult and lifelong learning.

Why it is challenging to bridge the generation gap

Research shows that while different generations generally perceive each other positively, they feel that they are disliked by the other.

AI can help build a healthier world. Here is how

To harness the power of AI for global health, institutional funders and governments need to adopt four key principles.

Aviation is a tough industry to decarbonise. It’s a chicken-and-egg problem

Prices for sustainable aviation fuel are two to three times higher than jet fuel. However, it will be hard to boost production and reduce costs without reaching greater scale.

Security systems are failing to detect deepfakes. ‘Trust but verify’ no longer works

Deepfake attacks have evolved into precision weapons targeting corporate operations—a threat for which most organisations remain dangerously unprepared.

AI’s most important architects can be neurodivergent people. Here is why

Neurodivergent voices are often excluded from policy discussions because their needs are seen as too complex or niche. But when they share lived experiences, they make these needs visible to policy-makers.

On Camera

Dismantling Iran proxies is a legacy issue for Netanyahu. And Iraq is his last battleground

For India, the strategic ripples are significant. The immediate concern is Pakistan’s diplomatic gain as it embeds itself deeper into the defence framework of the Middle East.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

‘Attack on one is attack on both’—As Pakistan & Saudi Arabia sign pact, a look at their ties since 1967

Building on long-standing ties & Islamic solidarity, Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement comes at a time of heightened regional tensions especially after Israeli attack on Doha.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.