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Modi, Xi, among world leaders to address virtual WEF Davos Summit The Davos Agenda Summit will be held from January 25-29, with several heads of state scheduled to deliver special addresses and engage with business leaders BusinessToday.In | January 28, 2021 | Updated 11:09 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be among the global leaders who will address the virtual Davos Agenda Summit of the World Economic Forum (WEF) to be held later in January. This year, WEF will host its physical annual meeting in Singapore, as opposed to the Swiss ski town of Davos, and in May instead of January. However, the economic organisation will organise a five-day online event named Davos Agenda Summit in January, around the same time it usually hosts the Davos Summit every year. ....
The pandemic has accelerated systemic changes that were apparent before its inception. The fault lines that emerged in 2020 now appear as critical crossroads in 2021. The Davos Agenda will help leaders choose innovative and bold solutions to stem the pandemic and drive a robust recovery over the next year, it added. ....
The online event by the name of DavosAgenda will be organised by the World Economic Forum between Jan 25-29. WEF will host its physical annual meeting in May in Singapore. Davos 2020 was the last major global event that took place before almost the entire world got locked down due to the pandemic. ....
Union minister of Textiles Smriti Irani. (file photo) UDUPI: Textiles ministry is bringing to form a structure under which the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for technical textiles and manmade fibre (MMF) segment will be rolled out, union minister Smriti Irani said at an ASSOCHAM Foundation week Programme on Friday. “We are currently on the anvil of also bringing to the fore the new Indian textile policy, the last time India had a textile policy was two decades ago,” said Irani, minister for textiles and women and child development while virtually addressing first session on Day 5 of ASSOCHAM Foundation week 2020: “India’s resilience: Aatmanirbhar roadmap towards a US$5 trillion economy,” ....
Walmart to support Modi s Make in India via higher exports Quartz 12/11/2020 Walmart is trying to prove its loyalty to India. The Bentonville-based retail major yesterday (Dec. 10) said it will triple its exports from India to $10 billion (Rs73,680 crore) a year by 2027. “By significantly accelerating our annual India exports in the coming years, we are supporting the Make in India initiative and helping more local businesses reach international customers while creating jobs and prosperity at home in India,” Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart said in a press release. The announcement comes at a time when the Narendra Modi government has been encouraging local and multinational companies to “make in India for the world.” The government has so far committed incentives worth up to Rs2 lakh crore for companies to set up factories in the country. New Delhi hopes this scheme will woo companies that may be looking to exit China amid rising tension b ....