World Economic Forum 2025 Day 3 LIVE: Chandrababu Naidu to meet Bill Gates, several global executives in Davos

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday said the first trip of her new Commission will be to India as she wants to upgrade the strategic partnership with “the largest country and democracy” of the world.

In a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, she said the European Commission wants to see local industries flourish in its partner countries because that is also in its own interest.

“And, we have partners across the world, from Africa to Indo-Pacific,” she said.

“The first trip of my new commission will be to India. Together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we want to upgrade the strategic partnership with the largest country and democracy in the world,” she declared.

-PTI

The World Economic Forum on Tuesday had announced Schwab Foundation Awards for 18 social entrepreneurs and innovators from 15 organisations across 13 countries, including India.

The 18 leaders from 15 organisations are values-driven entrepreneurs pioneering transformative business, social development and environmental models that are helping build a more equitable and sustainable world, it said.

Awardees in the social entrepreneurs category included Akshay Saxena, Co-Founder of Avanti Fellows, a non-profit that aims to provide equitable access to India’s top science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) colleges.

Avanti Fellows’ Akshay Saxena, RCRC’s Ved Arya among Schwab Foundation Awards recipients

World Economic Forum announces Schwab Foundation Awards for 18 social entrepreneurs and innovators from 15 organizations across 13 countries.

Maharashtra achieved a milestone on the first day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, securing investment agreements worth ₹6,25,457 crore.

Among the key announcements, the Tata Group committed to investing ₹30,000 crore in Maharashtra. Chief Minister Fadnavis met Tata Group Chairman N. Chandrasekaran during the summit and highlighted the state’s strategic advantages for expanding their operations.

-ANI

European leaders at the WEF put a big focus on the fight against global warming after Donald Trump’s executive order directing the U.S. government to pull out of the Paris climate pact — again. 

Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European Union’s executive branch, called the 2015 accord “the best hope for all humanity” and vowed: “Europe will stay the course, and keep working with all nations that want to protect nature and stop global warming.”

The voluntary pact aims to limit long-term global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels or at least keep temperature rises well under 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit).

-AP