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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicWorld Economic Forum

Topic: World Economic Forum

Infrastructure to geopolitics—7 factors reshaping global manufacturing landscape

As manufacturers reassess their footprints and network strategies, the trend of making location decisions based on cost is evolving into a more complex decision-making process.

Why Southeast Asia has a distinctive AI advantage

The Southeast Asia region boasts a unique combination of advantages that create a fertile ground for AI to flourish.

Middle East can teach us something about the changing global job market

In Bahrain, educators have been working alongside government institutions and local businesses to explore how to prepare students for the workplace of the future.

India is pivotal in closing climate finance gaps. Philanthropy is key

Having funded everything from education to livelihoods to gender, India’s philanthropists are increasingly aware of their country’s climate challenge and the need for big bets.

Creating a plastic-free tourism sector is a challenge. Here’s why it’s worth it

The tourism industry significantly contributes to plastic pollution. In places like the Mediterranean, there is a marked increase in marine pollution during peak travel seasons.

There’s a hidden crisis in village schools in India. It starts with water

The lack of basic infrastructure in rural Indian schools is not just an inconvenience, it’s a health emergency that severely impacts children’s ability to learn and thrive.

Rapid growth of data centres raises sustainability concerns

US data centres used more than 75 billion gallons of water in 2023. As the race to develop AI intensifies, experts warn about the environmental impact.

‘Influencers’ are the first source of new investors for financial advice. It’s not risk-free

While social media has brought increased access to financial literacy and advice through memes and metaphors, the quality can be inconsistent, surface level and susceptible to fraud.

Tech-savvy youth, abundant minerals—Africa is the next big player in semiconductor industry

Investing in Africa's semiconductor industry not just reduces supply chain risks but also fosters sustainable economic development and creates jobs.

Dubai, Rome, Sofia have airports of tomorrow. They are tackling carbon emissions

Airports are exploring the feasibility of hydrogen infrastructure, which requires substantial clean energy resources.

On Camera

Trump’s 4,500 troops can topple Nicolás Maduro—not fix Venezuela

The US troops could dislodge the government in Caracas, but it won’t be enough to police a country ringed by drug cartels and insurgents.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.