Climate change is the greatest threat to the planet

World Economic Forum's 'Global Risks Report 2020' and UN's 'Global Economic Prospects' claim extreme weather and loss in biodiversity will …

India stands 90th on Energy Architecture Performance Index

The country’s ranking remains low due to inefficient energy infrastructures and lack of energy access  

Davos 2024: WEF report finds challenges in health and wellness; reversals in global health cooperation

Prior to 2020, most indicators of health cooperation grew slowly and steadily

DTE Coverage: The highlights of Davos 2023

The world economy, climate change and the Russia-Ukraine War were among the issues discussed at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum

Whose debt is it

Many African nations are defaulting on payment of loans they have utilised for funding climate-resilient infrastructure

India’s gender gap in health, economic participation one of the worst in the world

India is among the lowest-ranked countries that have performed dismally when it comes to reducing gender gap in health

Power and perils of artificial hand

Considering artificial intelligence through the ideas of Adam Smith

Davos 2023: Natural disasters, extreme weather second-most severe global risk in short term

India recorded extreme weather events on 291 of the 334 days between January 1 and November 30, 2022

Good health, reduction of poverty, hunger rated as today’s top priorities in Ipsos poll

Half of respondents said their government was not doing enough to achieve SDGs

Fourth Industrial Revolution: What is it all about?

A collection of DTE articles on the ongoing use of technologies to blur the boundaries between the digital, physical and biological worlds

Climate change will hit us hard: 7 in 10 people express fear in WEF survey

Survey conducted by World Economic Forum and Ipsos across 34 countries throws up revealing findings about attitudes towards climate change

It is unhealthy to be a woman in India

The 2018 Global Gender Gap report ranks India at a dismal 108 out of 149 countries; and in the South Asian region, India …

The fourth industrial revolution: what does WEF's Klaus Schwab leave out?

After steam, electricity and computers come cyber-physical systems: the fourth industrial revolution. A new book by …

Fourth industrial revolution: World Economic Forum advocates it; others fear corporate takeover; who is right

Technology can never exist in isolation; it has to exist within social realities, say critics of 4IR

Addressing climate risks for climate finance takes centrestage

The Indian government needs to introduce guidelines to standardise climate-related disclosures in all financial statements and push private …

Davos 2023: Natural disasters, extreme weather second-most severe global risk in short term, says WEF report

‘Failure to mitigate climate change’ and ‘failure of climate change adaptation’ are world’s top two most severe …

Climate change is the most impactful risk in 2016: World Economic Forum

Climate change will also aggravate water and agriculture crises, conflicts and forced migration

Extreme weather events most severe global risks over next 10 years: WEF

Through 2026, extreme weather events in top 3 risks in 13 countries; climate tipping points expected to change weather patterns

Fourth industrial revolution: ‘4IR is not real’

The current innovation cycle is not new. It was formulated in the 1980s if not before

Climate action helps companies build reputations and attract investors

Companies committed to tackle climate change are addressing their greenhouse gas emissions via science-based targets

Geopolitics of Europe and the Iron Law of Evolutionary Biology

Any alternative to the current European Union is the grand accommodation of either France or Germany with Russia

E-waste is not waste, but treasure

There is 100 times more gold in a tonne of smart phones than in a tonne of gold ore itself! But the precious metal is virtually thrown away …

UN rolls out COVID-19 communication tool in Africa

The mobile-based digital public communications platform aims to provide 600-800 million users with latest public health advice