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Making a strong pitch before foreign investors at the World Economic Forum, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said the state offers great opportunities in areas ranging from technology to tourism to infrastructure to oil refineries.
Robots and artificial intelligence machines may find their way to the corporate board rooms in the next ten years
For the fiscal year ending March 31, India's GDP growth was 5 per cent, down from 6.2 per cent the previous year.
José María Figueres, Chief Executive Officer of the World Economic Forum, has resigned with immediate effect. The World Economic Forum has accepted his resignation.
The government believes that WTO's push for initiating negotiations on substantive obligations related to e-commerce will oblige India to permanently accept the current moratorium on imposing customs duties on products traded electronically.
The IMF, in its latest World Economic Outlook report, also said India is among the economies that may require more tightening to address inflation pressure.
The IMF, in its latest World Economic Outlook report, also said India is among the economies that may require more tightening to address inflation pressure.
India lacks behind and ranks 78 out of 122 countries that were assessed.
The youth have to turn into entrepreneurs if India's massive demographic dividend is to be taken advantage of: Smriti Irani.
Around 700 migrant workers, women and children have lost their lives in this reverse migration. But what is happening today with the migrant labour is only a continuation of the policies pursued by the Modi regime during the last six years. It is not for nothing that India was ranked the most dangerous country in the world for women in 2018 by the Thompson Reuters Foundation poll, points out Rashme Sehgal.
India has dropped a place in the latest global ranking of most competitive nations by World Economic Forum.
Qualities that relate to emotional intelligence such as empathy and curiosity will be a big consideration factor for hiring managers of the future, says Sanjay Bahl.
Tourism accounts for nine per cent of global GDP and is projected to represent one in every 10 jobs by 2022.
According to the report by WEF and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, the manufacturing sector not only adds value to the overall economic growth but also helps in creating more jobs than any other sector.
While India has scored well on parameters like workforce and employment, it has fared poorly for health and wellness of its labour force, WEF said.
India's economy is forecast to grow at 4.8 per cent in 2013, down 1.3 per cent from its earlier projection, the UN's World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014 report said.
A map showing the gender equality across the world as published in the 'Global Gender Gap Report 2014' of the World Economic Forum.
Countries are competing against each other to attract businesses and tourists.
No matter how many records he may have achieved in his glorious career, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar's will always regret about one of his unfulfilled dream-meeting his childhood hero, Muhammad Ali.
There is a drastic difference between genders in the right to inherit land. Over a decade after the Hindu Succession Act was amended, only one in ten women inherit agricultural land, points out Akansha Dubey.
Modi termed it a 'historic document' to fulfil his government's aim of 'sabka sath sabka vikas'.
The International Monetary Fund has reduced India's contribution to world gross domestic product in purchasing power parity terms to 4.6 per cent in 2007 from the earlier estimate of 6.4 per cent.
Gates was referring to the impact of the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals, especially about the goal to reduce child mortality.
The world is becoming "ungovernable" as the economy has become global while governments continue to remain "national", Israeli President Shimon Peres said.
According to the report, the competition deficit is more pronounced in three core areas -- innovation and entrepreneurship, mobilising talent, and product and service market efficiency.
The six-day long World Economic Forum annual meet, which will see participation of over 100 Indian business and political honchos as well as global leaders, began here today and fiscal woes in the world economy are expected to dominate discussions.
Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja emerged as the 66th richest in the world, as part of an Oxfam study released at the WEF.
Let's have a look at 12 where women get the best deal.
The countries ranked below India include Bahrain, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Iran, Oman, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Benin, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Pakistan, Chad and Yemen with the lowest gender equality of 45.1 per cent.
He said he spoke whatever he felt from within and added 'neither I dream it, nor there is any liaisoning, nor any PR'.
In a sea-change at the highest town of Europe, black business suits and orange-and-blue army dress have now become a common sight in Davos, as the world of business takes over this Alpine resort for the next five days beginning today, from the usual skiing enthusiasts.
The findings, released at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos on Friday, come at a time when the global economy is going through stressful times.
Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai, whose reports on irregularities in coal block allocations and 2G telecom spectrum had created a major political storm, deprecated the "brazenness" with which the decisions were being taken, calling it "appalling".
China moved to 100th place, down from 80th last year, while Pakistan and Nepal were at 126th position. Bangladesh was 145th and Bhutan 30th in the ranking.
What's hot? What's not? What's next? C P Gurnani shares his highlights of the World Economic Forum Annual Summit in Davos.
They are sceptical about execution of recent reforms govt has announced.
Announcing her appointment, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde hailed the Mysore-born Gopinath as "one of the world's outstanding economists with impeccable academic credentials, a proven track record of intellectual leadership and extensive international experience".
India ranks lowest among the world's major economies for its preparedness to tackle global environmental risks and second-lowest for economic risks, while Switzerland is on the top, a report said.
India's ranking declined by three places to 59th position in the Global Competitiveness Index 2012 2013.
With just 11.8 per cent, the nation lags behind its neighbours and peers when it comes to women's representation in national legislatures.
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