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Naina Lal Kidwai is Executive Director on the board of HSBC Asia-Pacific and Chairman India. She is Non-Executive Director of Nestle S.A. and Past President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Her interest in Water and the environment and empowerment of women are reflected in her board positions of not-for-profit institutions like Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, The Energy Resources Institute, International Advisory Council of the Inquiry of United ...
May 26, 2015 · The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests.
Nov 23, 2015 · Women hold just 12 percent of boardroom seats worldwide, and only 4 percent of board chairmen are women, according to a June report by Deloitte after studying almost 6,000 firms in 49 countries. In India – despite the prominence of a few businesswomen such as Biocon Managing Director Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar or HSBC ...
May 22, 2015 · Author: Naina Lal Kidwai, Chairwoman of HSBC India and Director of HSBC Asia-Pacific, is a member of the international advisory council of the UNEP Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System. Nick Robins is Co-Director of the UNEP Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System.
Siddhartha Lal is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Eicher Motors, the flagship listed company of the Eicher Group in India. In 2008, Lal took charge as Managing Director and Chief Executive of VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV), a 50-50 joint venture between Volvo group and Eicher Motors. It is the third largest CV player in India and has ambitions to drive modernization in commercial transportation. During 2001-2004, as Chief Executive Officer of Royal Enfield (a division of ...
Dec 16, 2021 · Listen to the article. La Niña is a weather pattern that occurs in the Pacific Ocean. It changes ocean temperatures, causing severe weather conditions. The “cold event” causes winter temperatures to soar in the south but cool in the north. Climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture, health, water resources and disaster management are ...
Sep 20, 2024 · Klaus Schwab. India is at a pivotal point in its economic trajectory. The country has a key opportunity to upgrade its economy by harnessing new technology like AI, Internet-of-Things and 5G. The country's young, educated and ambitious population will drive the country's progress in the Intelligent Age. Our world is undergoing a profound ...
Feb 27, 2017 · Bringing currency back. So calling the demonetisation drive a complete failure, as many economists and financial analysts have done then, is to fail to respect this well thought-out strategy for saving India’s banks. Demonetisation has fulfilled the objective of bringing currency back into the banking system. Within the first month ...
Jan 3, 2022 · Innovative technologies and practices are critical to enable sustainable farming that can feed the world. Of all the challenges facing modern society, it’s crucial we ensure our growing global population has enough to eat. According to the UN, more than 3 billion people around the world – 40% of the global population – cannot afford a ...
May 21, 2024 · India anticipating significant power shortfall. India’s government has told Reuters it is expecting the country’s biggest power shortfall for June in 14 years. A peak shortage of 14.2 gigawatts (GW) is forecast for the month in night-time hours when solar capacity is offline, according to the country’s Central Electricity Authority.
