How Bengaluru’s tree-lovers are leading an environmental restoration movement

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Apurv Chhavi, Regional Engagement Lead, Restor In the heart of Bengaluru, once known as the City of Gardens, a silent war has been waged against nature. As skyscrapers rose and urbanization took over the city in southern India, […]

Empowering India’s small businesses: How TradeTech is revolutionizing access to global markets

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Akshay Ghulati, Co-founder – Strategy & Global Expansion, Shiprocket, Devansh Pathak, Strategy and Community Engagement, World Economic Forum India’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) form the very spine of its economic structure, employing over 110 million individuals and accounting for […]

India is making strides on climate policy that others could follow 

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Thomas Kerr, Lead Climate Policy Officer, IFC As we unpack the result of COP28 in Dubai – in which a historic agreement on fossil fuel transition was penned – the question now is how to translate this language into […]

Why there is a growing business case in India for natural climate solutions

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Seema Arora, Deputy Director-General, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII),,Swapan Mehra, Chief Executive Officer, Iora Ecological Solutions Pvt. Ltd. A new study conducted by the World Economic Forum, in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry and IORA Ecological Solutions, finds that 89% […]

5 ways to power up India’s green hydrogen ecosystem

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sachin Kotak, Partner, Bain & Company Inc., Jörgen Sandström, Head, Transforming Industrial Ecosystems, World Economic Forum Green hydrogen is critical to help meet India’s energy security needs while tackling emissions in hard-to-abate sectors. The Indian government launched the National Green […]

Digital agriculture for India’s women farmers could transform food security. Here’s how

Maharashtra is India’s third largest state and the country’s economic and financial hub. The state contributes 15% of India’s gross domestic product. With one of the highest number of landholdings at an average land size of 1.14 hectare, the agriculture sector contributes a significant 11.9% to the state’s economy. Women farmers make a significant contribution […]

Commission and India sign agreement on semiconductors

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the co-chairs of the EU-India Trade and Technology Council (TTC), Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis and Vice-President Věra Jourová, held a stock-taking call with their Indian counterparts – Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw […]

India is unlocking rural prosperity with the world’s largest drone-led property rights initiative

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ankit Mehta, CEO & Co Founder, IdeaForge, Vignesh Santhanam, India Lead, Drones and Tomorrow’s Airspace, World Economic Forum, Purushottam Kaushik, Head, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, World Economic Forum The early 19th century witnessed one of the […]

India hosts the world’s first-ever air pollution market. Here are the lessons learned so far

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Tanya Mittal, Research Associate, International Division, FICCI, Surabhi Parida India is facing an air pollution crisis. In a bid to reverse this problem, India launched the world’s first-ever market for particulate emissions. It is now looking to expand […]

Why drones need to be part of public healthcare in India

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Liankhankhup Guite, Assistant director, Indian Economic Service, Government of India, Shagun Seth, Msc student, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics With India’s diverse and distinct topographical variations and geographical spread, last-mile service deliveries in the country face chronic […]

What India’s G20 presidency tells us about its approach to geopolitics

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) India chaired the G20 in 2023 with the message slogan “one planet, one family, one future.”As the country’s role in global politics continues to grow, there are lessons in the G20 […]

India has had its driest August since 1901. Here’s why that matters

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Douglas Broom, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda India’s August Monsoon rainfall was 40% lower in 2023.Which is bad news for those whose food supplies depend on the world’s biggest rice exporter.But AI-driven smart farming could save crops even in […]

How India’s climate leadership is building a better future for all

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Børge Brende, President, World Economic Forum, Anish Shah, Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Mahindra Group, Sumant Sinha, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ReNew Power This article first appeared in The Hindustan Times. India is poised to […]

How drones are transforming access to healthcare in India

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. The impact of drones delivering vaccines. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the adaptation of drones in delivering medicines and vaccines worldwide. This has been extremely beneficial in regions where geographical constraints and lack of refrigerated transport pose significant challenges. […]

The international significance of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Amitabh Kant, Satwik Mishra, Vice President (Content), Centre for Trustworthy Technology India’s expertise in using technology to boost socio-economic development is now recognized worldwide. The country has built a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) that includes a digital identification […]

India’s $7 billion electric bus plan, and other city-focused stories you need to read

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lisa Chamberlain, Communication Lead, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum, Jeff Merritt, Head of Urban Transformation; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum This monthly round-up brings you some of the latest news on cities and urbanization. Top […]

How digital dispensaries can bridge healthcare gaps in Madhya Pradesh and other rural communities 

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Vinita Sethi, Senior Vice-President and Chief Public Affairs Officer, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Premanand S, Chief Business Officer – Telemedicine, Apollo Hospitals, Lisa Meng, Head, Digital Inclusion, World Economic Forum In recent decades, India has made substantial progress in […]

How a $12 phone could help close India’s digital divide

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Andrea Willige, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda At just $12, or 299 rupees, a new mobile phone is set to bridge the digital divide between India’s urban and rural population when it comes to mobile internet access. Launched by […]

New Delhi could be the world’s largest city by the end of the decade. How can its metro keep up?

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: David Alexandru Timis, Global Communications Manager, Generation, Teresa Pallarés-Ramos, Fellow, European Leadership Programme India’s capital faces growing congestion and overcrowding on its metro system.Israel and Japan provide examples for how it should modernize its train infrastructure.Well-considered policy decision […]

Why India has the perfect conditions to make the most of digital technology

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairperson and CEO, Salesforce India, Salesforce.com Inc. India is the fastest-growing economy in the world, forecast to overtake Japan and Germany to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2030. Like every nation in 2023, India faces headwinds, […]

First EU-India Trade and Technology Council focused on deepening strategic engagement on trade and technology

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Union and India have held their first ministerial meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) today in Brussels. The TTC is a key forum to deepen the strategic partnership on trade and technology between the two partners. Geostrategic challenges have reinforced […]

Impact investors are now looking at India as a compelling opportunity. Here’s why

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ramraj Pai, CEO, Impact Investors Council, Devansh Pathak, Strategy and Community Engagement, World Economic Forum As the United Nations Decade of Action has come into its third year, seeking to accelerate sustainable solutions to the world’s biggest problems, the […]

Here’s how AI is helping Africa’s endangered elephants

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kay Firth-Butterfield, Head of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum “Africa’s elephants play key roles in ecosystems, economies and in our collective imagination all over the world.” Dr Bruno Oberle, Director-General of […]

India plans to use its G20 presidency to build consensus on global health resilience

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers, Government of India The complex and evolving nature of today’s healthcare challenges means that in many cases a united global response will be more effective […]

Why the cloud is a game changer for Indian businesses

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ajay Gupta, Partner, Oliver Wyman The shared digital infrastructure we call the cloud is no longer just a discussion for tech teams – it is now an urgent matter that the entire C-suite needs to prioritise. Miss this wave […]

EU-India: new Trade and Technology Council to lead on digital transformation, green technologies and trade

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the EU and India have strengthened their relationship as strategic partners by setting up a new Trade and Technology Council (TTC). The new TTC will deepen strategic engagement on trade and technology between both partners. This follows the announcement by President of the […]

India at Davos 2023: From energy transition to gender parity, here are 5 highlights

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Pooja Chhabria, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum This year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting saw leaders from around the world come together to discuss various aspects of the cascading and connected crises that threaten a polycrisis. There’s the war […]

Why India’s new climate mission is focused on sustainable lifestyles

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Shombi Sharp, Resident Coordinator, India, United Nations The Oxford Languages Word of the Year for 2022 has already been selected, but if a straw poll were held now among development and policy experts, a term unfamiliar to most of […]

India expected to be world’s fastest growing economy in 2023 and other economy stories you need to read this week

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stephen Hall, Writer, Formative Content 1. India expected to be world’s fastest growing economy in 2023 India is set to be the world’s fastest growing major economy in the year ahead, as a post-pandemic retail boom and recent bank […]

India shows how investing in smaller projects can drive large-scale green transformation

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ashish Chaturvedi, Head, Energy, Environment and Resilience, UNDP India Driving from Mumbai’s airport towards the suburb of Bandra, gives one a view of the Bandra Worli Sea Link – an engineering masterpiece that reduces travel time by 70%. It […]

How can India prepare its youth for the future of work? Here’s what’s needed now

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Annette Francis, Program Director, Vocational Training, Pratham Riya Rajesh Patel, a young person from Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, had to drop out of school in grade 10 because she had to start earning an income for her family. For […]

How vertical farms could boost food production in India

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Harsh Vardhan, Senior Investment Specialist, Invest India, Government of India Projections suggest that India will become the most populous country before 2025. This puts into question our food production capabilities. The Global Food Security Index (GFSI), which benchmarks […]

Here are four interventions that can make education in India more accessible and inclusive

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Shubhangi Poddar, Specialist, Strategic Partners & Professional Services Industry, World Economic Forum, Lalita Sachdeva, Partnerships Specialist, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office The potential of digital interventions in the field of education in India is immense: the […]

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