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Thursday, January 15, 2026
TopicWorld Economic Forum

Topic: World Economic Forum

ASEAN and GCC explore economic cooperation at WEF Special Meeting

Both sides explored opportunities for economic cooperation between the two regions, including by advancing cooperation in sectors of mutual interest.

Antimicrobial resistance can kill 10 million by 2050. Ending it will be an era-defining triumph

Disease prevention is by far the most effective strategy for reducing the need for antibiotics in people and animals.

Global space economy to be worth $1.8 trillion by 2035, shows World Economic Forum report

Report by WEF & McKinsey & Co outlines how space technologies are going from 'niche to ubiquitous' for reasons like drop in launch costs of satellites, rapid diversification & awareness.

Saudi Arabia is showing us the way to a new, safer form of nuclear energy

Saudi Arabia can not only diversify its energy mix but also set a new standard in nuclear safety and sustainability that other countries could adopt.

Paris says 2024 Olympics will be the greenest in history. Here’s how it’s preparing

Planning the ‘most sustainable’ games will mean limiting emissions to around 1.75 million tonnes of CO2.

Underwater satellites to wireless connections—these technologies are saving our oceans

Identifying problems and their scale is a key part of efforts to safeguard marine environments, and several innovations are being developed to harvest ocean data.

India launches logo & website of global alliance for gender equality, focus on education, enterprise

Launch was done by Bill Gates & Smriti Irani. 'Alliance for Global Good: Gender Equity and Equality' aims to boost quality & access to health, education & economic opportunities for women.

Deep sea tech could transform life above water. Here’s how

The ocean provides over 90% of the living space on Earth, helps regulate our weather patterns, sequester carbon and absorbs heat from our atmosphere.

Mapping deforestation to recycling more waste—9 ways AI is helping fight climate change

The power of AI to process huge amounts of data and help humans make decisions is transforming industries.

Rebuilding Ukraine not just about infrastructure. Culture and heritage must be at the heart

Govt officials, private sector partners of the World Economic Forum and civil society organisations have pledged rebuilding support for Ukraine at the 2024 Davos Annual Meeting

On Camera

A new Indian foreign policy consensus is emerging. That India isn’t a great power yet

After exuberance, India must now not only take difficult and costly steps toward industrialisation, but also convert growth into geo-economic leverage and military modernisation.

Geoeconomic confrontation top trigger for global crisis, cyber insecurity biggest risk for India—WEF

WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.