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WEF 'very fruitful' for Karnataka, Rs 52k-cr MoUs for investments signed

Today was Bommai's third day at the WEF meet, during which he had had interactions with a number of business leaders from across the world.

WEF 2022: India puts 'new reality' on display with Davos street show

Inside a pavilion on the Swiss Alpine resort's Promenade street beneath an "India @ Davos 2022" logo, the federal govt served up treats including 'masala chai' tea, 'samosa' snacks

Don't want surplus wheat, sugar to go in hand of hoarders: Goyal at WEF

22 countries have food regulations to protect their own food security, says union commerce minister

Export ban decisions based on domestic needs, checking hoarders: Goyal

With the WTO chief sitting next to him in the panel, Goyal said India traditionally has never been an exporter of grains and was rather importing initially, till the Green Revolution happened.

'Vedanta to finalise $20-bn Indian chip, display unit site by mid-June'

Chairman Anil Agarwal said on the sidelines of the annual World Economic Forum the first phase of Vedanta's project will entail an investment of $2 bn

India was never traditional supplier of wheat to world, says Goyal at WEF

Asserting that it was never a traditional player in the international wheat market, India said it will continue to allow wheat export for countries that are vulnerable, friendly

WEF 2022: Govt has no immediate plan to lift wheat export ban, says Goyal

The world's second biggest producer of wheat banned private overseas sales of the grain on May 14 after a scorching heat wave curtailed output and domestic prices hit a record high.

Karnataka story different from other states, says CM Bommai at WEF

With a number of Indian states lining up here at the WEF Annual Meeting to woo investors, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Bommai on Wednesday said his state is the "safest place to do business"

Top headlines: Govt approves stake sale in HZL; IndiGo Q4 loss widens

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Wednesday

WEF 2022: China commits to plant and conserve 70 billion trees by 2030

In the past decade, China has regrown more than 70 million hectares of forest cover

WEF 2022: Rebuilding the damaged world is a priority, say global leaders

At World economic 2022 in Davos, business, political, and tech leaders are clear that deeper collaboration is essential to rebuild a world damaged by the Covid-19 pandemic and geo-political aggression

WEF 2022: Rebuilding the damaged world is a priority, say global leaders

WEF 2022: Not sharing Covid vaccines widely is racism, says UN official

Just 13 per cent of people in low-income countries, mostly brown and black, are vaccinated, said UN Undersecretary-General

WEF 2022: Yo-Yo Ma, Emmanuel Ax perform in solidarity with Ukraine

The concert at World economic forum (WEF) 2022, which began with the national anthem of Ukraine, ended with a hope for peace and resolution of conflict.

WEF 2022: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu making their presence felt in Davos

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai launched a global investors meet at the state pavilion on the main promenade at the World Economic Forum

Pfizer to offer nearly two dozen low-cost products to poor nations

The products, which are widely available in the US and the European Union, include 23 medicines and vaccines that treat infectious diseases, some cancers and rare and inflammatory conditions

World Economic Forum 2022: Remembering Rahul Bajaj at Davos Annual Meet

It was Rahul Bajaj's insistence 40 years ago that made Indian business leaders attend the World Economic Forum WEF event.

WEF 2022: Digital reforms of customs may increase intra-African trade

The report, Growing Intra-Africa Trade through Digital Transformation of customs and borders, presented on Tuesday at WEF 22 annual meeting called for more integrated digital reforms

Need coordinated global response to tackle pandemics: Health leaders at WEF

At least one novel pathogen emerges every year, with each one of those having the potential to morph into another worldwide pandemic and therefore, there is a need for a coordinated global response to tackle pandemics, health leaders said here on Wednesday. Speaking at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 here, they noted that the official count of COVID-19 deaths is more than 6 million, but the tail end of the pandemic is still raging in some parts of the world. Improved global coordination and regional capacity building will help ensure the world is better prepared for the next pandemic, leading health experts said. "We must not lose this moment of potential transformative change in building preparedness," said Helen E Clark, Board Chair, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, World Health Organization (WHO). "Unfortunately, political resolve to solve COVID is beginning to fade." Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, pointed out that the COVID-19 pandemic is still

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