The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) 2013 of the World Economic Forum has ranked India 65th out of the 140 countries covered in its study to rank countries on travel and tourism competitiveness. ...
12:37 PM, Mar 20, 2013
In order to keep up the recovery momentum in the world economy, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Saturday asked countries and their leaders to follow the 'do not relax' principle and not let complacency come into their efforts. ...
07:47 PM, Jan 26, 2013
Asserting that India was a "shining star" with a growth rate of 6.5 per cent, which not many countries can boast of, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said the country would emerge as a stronger economic force in next one year on the back of continuing reforms. ...
04:40 PM, Jan 25, 2013
British Prime Minister David Cameron shrugged off the possibility that his country may vote to leave the European Union, and argued today that his vision of a changed Europe on Britain's terms is eminently achievable. ...
12:35 AM, Jan 25, 2013
India on Thursday assured global retail giants Walmart and Tesco that it will hand hold them for their entry into the just opened multi-brand retailing in the country. The assurance was given by Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma to the heads of the two retail giants in separate meetings on the sidelines of the annual World Economic Forum conference in Davos. ...
09:22 PM, Jan 24, 2013
US-based global retail giant Walmart on Thursday said it is studying the conditions related to India's allowing foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail before making the final announcement on its entry plans. ...
08:20 PM, Jan 24, 2013
Emphasising that India has seen large number of reforms in recent years, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath on January 24 said that even a lull in activities is taken as paralysis since expectations from investors are too high. Nath, who is leading the Indian delegation at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting here, also said that even the US or Europe would not have seen as many reforms that...
04:13 PM, Jan 24, 2013
More than 1500 world leaders have reached Davos to attend the annual World Economic Forum. The theme for the summit this year is 'resilient dynamism'. ...
10:59 AM, Jan 23, 2013
everages giant Coca-Cola on Tuesday announced $ 100,000 fund for a WEF initiative aimed at helping young people take action on issues they care about in more than 200 cities worldwide. ...
09:42 PM, Jan 22, 2013
The world must spend an extra $700 billion a year to curb its addiction to fossil fuels blamed for worsening floods and heat waves and rising sea levels, a study issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF) showed on Monday. ...
01:21 AM, Jan 22, 2013
India's energy system is better than that of neighbouring China in the context of an integrated economic, environmental and energy security perspective, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). The Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report 2013, released today, has ranked India at 62nd position, much ahead of China which is placed at 74th spot. ...
02:34 AM, Dec 12, 2012
Gurgaon: A lot has been read into numbers when it comes to India's growth story. While India Inc has usually welcomed high percentage growth numbers as the high-point of private-public partnership, downward revision of growth rate has invited brickbats from the industry and media alike. But numbers very often mask reality. Where as the question for a country like India should have been prosperity and redistributive equity, somehow the discourse...
01:32 PM, Nov 08, 2012
The World Economic Forum India 2012 meet being held in Gurgaon from November 6 to November 8 holds special significance not just for India but for the rest of the world. As Europe continues to face massive liquidity crunch, a problem which is only accentuated by negligible or negative growth experienced by key European economies (with the exception of Germany), the world's growth engine is increasingly looking at China, India,...
02:47 PM, Nov 06, 2012
Kochi: DM Healthcare, a leading conglomerate in the country and the Middle East, Tuesday announced an investment of over Rs 2,150 crore to create 3,100 hospital beds in Kerala through eight different projects. The projects are in various stages of completion in Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Palakkad and Kannur districts, the company said. Most of these projects are expected to be operational in the next five years. DM Healthcare is recognized among...
12:13 PM, Sep 11, 2012
Geneva: Switzerland ranked as the world's most competitive economy for the fourth year running, while the United States continued a four-year slide down the table, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said in its annual survey on Wednesday. The study by the WEF, best known for running the annual meeting of world business leaders at the ski resort of Davos, ranks 144 countries by examining 113 indicators culled from official data...
03:45 PM, Sep 05, 2012
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev The Man: The founder of Isha Foundation loves his motorbikes, is as comfortable in jeans as in yogic garbs, and competes with businessmen on the golf course. His methods for self transformation are drawn from tradition. A regular speaker at the annual World Economic Forum at Davos. He says that businesses need to be governed by a simple set of rules where everyone knows what can be...
11:29 AM, May 24, 2012
Davos: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Sunday blamed the education system for driving the young to be very mundane and detracting them from pursuing social objectives. Speaking at the World Economic Forum, he said that money is now the king, becoming an "intoxication in the system". "We don't have in our education system that vision which directs what we want to be, what we want to see the world to...
08:19 PM, Jan 29, 2012
Davos: Amid raging debate over restricting content on social networking sites, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot has said it is the right of people, institutions, groups or any entity to object if something is hurting their sentiments. "If they believe something is hurting their sentiments, to put something which is blatantly objectionable, I think they must have the right to seek legal recourse where they can...
12:34 AM, Jan 29, 2012
Davos: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday refused to be drawn out on the issue of another Mumbai-like attack originating from Pakistani soil but said India should share any information it has on terrorist activities so that they can be countered by his government. Gilani described his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh as a "genuine person" who is desirous of resolving all issues with Pakistan, including the "core issue of...
09:03 PM, Jan 28, 2012
Davos: Infosys, India's second largest software services exporter, aims to expand its workforce in Europe, but is having trouble finding the computer science graduates it needs, the head of its European operations said on Friday. "The biggest problem for us with regard to hiring is that there aren't enough people who want to study computer science in Europe and the UK," said BG Srinivas, head of European operations at Infosys....
09:27 AM, Jan 28, 2012
