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Pandemic speeding up automation; 85 million jobs are on the line: WEF

The year-long study on effects of automation in the workplace and the outlook for robot revolution found that the 'future of work' has arrived early due to Covid-19

Antivirals, spaceflights, hyperloops among 20 mkts to alter economies: WEF

These markets can help societies protect and empower people, advance knowledge and understanding, and protect the environment, among other benefits

Covid impact: Labour automation, digitisation above global avg, says study

At the same time, the robot revolution will create 97 million new jobs, but communities most at risk from disruption will need support from businesses and governments, WEF said

85 mn human jobs likely to be displaced by machines by 2025: WEF Report

The 'Future of Jobs Report 2020', however, noted that 97 million new roles may emerge that are more adapted to the new division of labour between humans, machines, and algorithms

Pandemic speeds labour shift from humans to robots, WEF survey finds

Robots will destroy 85 million jobs at mid-sized to large businesses over the next five years as the Covid-19 pandemic accelerates changes in the workplace likely to exaggerate inequalities

Unemployment, diseases emerge top challenges for business leaders: Report

'Unemployment' is the main concern for business executives globally, followed by 'infectious diseases' that progressed by 28 spots to emerge as the second-most recurring risk, according to WEF survey

Tamil Nadu to set up advanced manufacturing hub in partnership with WEF

It will boost end-to-end manufacturing of higher-tech products, higher-value sectors in the state, say officials

WEF shifts annual meeting from Davos to Lucerne in May due to Covid-19

The Annual Meeting 2021 in Lucerne-Burgenstock will be held around the theme of ''The Great Reset''

WEF to move 2021 annual meeting out of Davos, but still in Switzerland

The World Economic Forum (WEF) will move the high-profile event out of the ski resort town of Davos for the year to another place within Switzerland due to logistical reasons.

The world can live without Davos: Society needs to listen to new voices

It's questionable if the World Economic Forum is the right venue to draw the path of recovery for a world ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic

World Economic Forum to reschedule annual meeting 2021 to early next summer

Traditionally, the WEF holds its annual summit in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos in January

Covid-19 and women@work

Poor access to economic opportunity is reflected potently in India's famously poor female labour force participation rates

At war with the virus

The military should supplement its arsenal with dual-use assets that would create capabilities for handling situations like Covid

Centre seeks India Inc's view on economic revival amid Covid-19 outbreak

Key demands and suggestions include improving liquidity, cutting customs duties and goods and services tax (GST) rates, expediting all refunds and a halt on tax scrutiny

How gold holdings can ease credit flows

If gold held by the top 30% of Indian households can be mobilised, it can be used for dollar swaps, while depositors could be provided low-cost credit for longer tenures

Byju Raveendran, Zomato's Gaurav Gupta on WEF's Young Global Leaders list

Raveendran launched Byju's learning app in 2015, calls himself a teacher by choice and an entrepreneur by chance. Gupta's Zomato has been a pioneering food technology start-up.

Closing the gender gap

The GII has been criticised for its complexity and difficulty in interpretation or understanding

Fighting climate crisis on Davos' agenda, but people arriving by pvt jets

While more organizers are recognizing the need to mitigate the damage their events can cause to the environment, the industry hasn't settled on an approach for tackling air travel

Davos 2020: Madhya Pradesh garners investments worth Rs 4,125 crore

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath along with senior officials including Chief Secretary S R Mohanty and Principal Secretary Industries Rajesh Rajora, held discussions with potential investors

George Soros pledges $1bn to battle world's 'would-be and actual dictators'

Soros said humanity was at a turning point and the coming years would determine the fate of rulers like President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping