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WEF 2019

Updated : Apr 10, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic: No community transmission in India, WHO admits error

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan told a set of diplomats that there is no community transmission in India

Moody's action was also attributed to the confirmation by the Indian authorities and YES Bank that the moratorium on its depositors and creditors will be lifted on March 18, 2020
Updated : Mar 16, 2020

Moody's upgrades YES Bank's ratings; changes outlook to positive

Moody's has assigned positive outlook to YES Bank, taking into account the bailout of the lender's depositors and senior creditors under the reconstruction scheme

State Bank of India Chairman Rajnish Kumar
Updated : Mar 9, 2020

Rs 50,000 cap on Yes Bank withdrawals to go 'much much much' before Apr 3: SBI chairman

Yes Bank needs between Rs 20,000 - 22,000 crore to revive. SBI's risks will be ring-fenced with maximum exposure of Rs 10,000 crore. Yes Bank will not be merged with SBI but will remain an associate bank

Infosys plans to hire 1,000 American workers in the state by 2023
Updated : Sep 14, 2019

Infosys to hire 1,000 Americans for its Arizona centre by 2023

The investment reinforces Infosys' commitment, announced in May 2017, to hire 10,000 Americans and opening four such hubs in the Unites States over the next two years

Updated : Sep 13, 2019

Tyre war: Apollo wants to overtake MRF and become India's largest tyre maker by 2021

In 2018-19, MRF had revenues of Rs 15,837 crore while Apollo tyres was behind at Rs 12,354 crore. Apollo has however led the domestic tyre market in terms of growth in the last 3 years with a CAGR of 12.6%

GoAir will be starting seven new international routes with daily flights to Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Muscat, Bangkok from stations such as Mumbai New Delhi and Kannur.
Updated : Jul 7, 2019

GoAir announces launch of flights on 7 new international routes, including Bangkok, Dubai and Kuwait from July 19

GoAir already flies to Abu Dhabi and Muscat from Kannur, and it flies to Phuket and Maldives from Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai.

Updated : Feb 4, 2019

Sanjiv Bajaj on India Inc's concerns about 2019 elections

Sanjiv Bajaj, Managing Director, Bajaj Finserv, talks about the prospects of an alliance government. He spoke at the annual World Economic Forum meet in Davos, Switzerland. Listen in to what Sanjiv Bajaj has to say about India Inc.<br />

Updated : Feb 1, 2019

Wipro's Rishad Premji talks about role of AI in country's services sector

<p>Rishad Premji, <span class="st">Chief Strategy Officer &amp; Member of the Board, Wipro Limited</span>, talks about the challenges and impacts of artificial intelligence on Indian techies, companies and how the government is gearing up for this. Listen in to what Rishad Premji has to say about AI in India.</p><p><br /></p>

Updated : Jan 29, 2019

CM Kamal Nath explains why MP is a great investment destination

<p>At the World Economic Forum's annual meet in Davos, Switzerland, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath talks about government's farm loan waiver decision, IMF forecast for the Indian economy and more. Listen in to what he has to say about Modi government's policies in India.</p>

Updated : Jan 29, 2019

India Inc shares expectations from Modi Govt, 2019 elections

Exclusive backstage interviews of Ramesh Iyer, Tulsi Tanti, Manpreet Badal, Nikhil Prasad Ojha, and Ajay Vir Jhakar at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. VVIPs and leaders of India Inc. share their views and expectations from Modi government and 2019 general elections.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

Updated : Jan 29, 2019

Raghuram Rajan talks about challenges to revive real-estate in India

<p>In an exclusive interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan spoke about several issues like 2019 elections, government policies, etc which affect the country's economy.&nbsp; Watch the video for more on what he had to say.</p>

Updated : Jan 29, 2019

Pirojsha Godrej talks about govt's pro-growth policies in 2019 Budget

<p>Pirojsha Godrej, CEO, Godrej Properties, in an exclusive interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, spoke on several issues like interim budget 2019, government's real-estate policies and more.&nbsp; Listen in to what Pirojsha Godrej has to say.</p>

Updated : Jan 29, 2019

Adar Poonawalla on how govt policies affected pharma sector in last 5 yrs

<p>Adar Poonawalla, CEO and Executive Director of Serum Institute of India, explains how Modi government's policies have impacted the pharmaceutical sector in the country in the last five years. Watch the video for the complete interview.</p>

Updated : Jan 29, 2019

Sunil Mittal reveals India's readiness for 5G revolution

<p>Sunil Bharti Mittal, who is a billionaire entrepreneur, philanthropist, founder and chair of Bharti Enterprises, talks about how just 3 telecom operators own over 97 per cent market share in the country of 1.3 billion people and the current state of the telecom sector. Watch the video for the complete interview.<br /><br /></p><p><br /></p>

Updated : Jan 27, 2019

SpiceJet plans expansion; to focus on growth, profitability: CEO Ajay Singh

Ajay Singh said that SpiceJet made profits for 14-15 quarters in a row and it was only the last 2-3 quarters that were difficult, largely because of the massive increase in oil prices.

Updated : Jan 26, 2019

Watch IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath talk about country's economic growth, job creation at WEF annual meet, Davos

<p>Watch the exclusive interview of International Monetary Fund's Chief Economist, Gita Gopinath at the annual World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland. Gopinath speaks about India's economic growth, job creation, demonetisation and much more. Watch the video for the complete interview.</p>

Updated : Jan 26, 2019

WTO works to preserve its credibility amid rising uncertainties in global trade

Various issues were discussed at the meeting of 32 members of the WTO on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting

Updated : Jan 24, 2019

Demonetisation set the country back, says Raghuram Rajan

Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meet in Davos, former RBI Chief Raghuram Rajan welcomed Modi government's policies such as GST and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. However, he was critical of the government's decision to scrap Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency. He said demonetisation was a "setback" to the economy.Watch the video for more views on the government's policies.<br /><br /><br />

Updated : Jan 24, 2019

A coalition govt could slow down growth, says Raghuram Rajan

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said there was a possibility that the Indian economy might slow down if a coalition government came to power after the 2019 Lok Sabha election. He was speaking on the sidelines of the WEF annual meet in Davos, Switzerland. Watch the video for more on what he had to say

Updated : Jan 24, 2019

'I hire people who are smarter than me,' says Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma

Ma says he hires anyone he thinks could be his boss in the next 4-5 years.

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan
Updated : Jan 24, 2019

WEF 2019: Raghuram Rajan says Indian economy may slow down if a coalition govt is formed

"The best minister in the government should be given the responsibility of the human resource development ministry," said former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan.