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Davos 2022
India at Davos 2022: 5 highlights from the annual meeting
With a record delegation, Indian participants and political leaders made a strong presence at Davos 2022. On the agenda were key global challenges like the energy crisis and plastic pollu...
Drones
How drones delivering vaccines are saving lives in India
The World Economic Forum's Medicine from the Sky initiative is overcoming healthcare access barriers with drones delivering vaccines to remote areas.
Social Innovation
100 leading organizations are supporting social entrepreneurs worldwide
Social entrepreneurs and innovators are stepping up and are contributing to social and economic health around the world.
India
Medicine from the Sky, India: How Drones Can Make Primary Healthcare Accessible to All
The Indian state of Telangana has been a pioneer in the adoption of emerging technologies. With the recent completion of India’s first organized medical drone-delivery programme under the...
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
Millions of India’s smallholder farmers could soon access carbon credits — that’s good for them and the planet
Half of India relies on farming to survive. Providing access to carbon credit schemes could secure the country's food supply while also making them money.
India
Electric scooters for nurses speed up healthcare in Indian mining hub
New state initiative looks to improve access to medical care, particularly for communities impacted by years of mining by introducing a scooter initiative.
India
Here's how one ancient crop is helping to fight India's water and food crisis
Young farmers in Punjab are turning to millet as it is a heat tolerant crop that doesn't need much water to grow. But yields are six times lower than rice.
India
The costly flip side of India becoming an important wheat exporter
With the conflict in Ukraine, some countries are now looking to India for their wheat. But heat waves and high prices mean that everyone is feeling the pinch.
Davos 2022
Why India's clean energy future lies with green hydrogen – not blue
Several factors explain why India's path to a prosperous, clean energy future lies with green hydrogen rather than blue - but there is no time to lose.
Climate Change
Record-breaking heat wave strains ‘limits of human survivability’ in India and Pakistan
India and Pakistan experienced a record-breaking heat wave in April. The extreme temperatures strained people's health, with students developing nose bleeds.
Climate Change
Heatwaves Break Records In India And Pakistan
India
Priya: India's First Female Superhero Comic
India
This is why India's heatwaves are getting hotter
India reported record temperatures in March 2022, with the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere largely to blame, says scientists.
India
Mumbai heatwave is jeopardizing the livelihoods of 40,000 female fish sellers
As the Mumbai heatwave warms the waters, shrinking fish catches are sparking calls for aid and insurance for all workers across the fishing industry.
India
Here's why forest restoration is key to India's ambitious climate goals
The World Economic Forum's trillion trees initiative is supporting India's ambitious plan to increase forest cover and restore 26 million hectares of land