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Who was Mahatma Gandhi and what impact did he have on India? He’s one of the most instantly recognizable figures of the 20th century – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known to many as Mahatma Gandhi or Great Soul The 2nd of October marks the anniversary of Gandhi’s birth and the start of a life of struggle in the fight for Indian independence from British colonial rule
15 facts about the Indian diaspora in Africa 8 Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi first employed non-violent civil disobedience as an expatriate lawyer in South Africa, in the resident Indian community’s struggle for civil rights 9 Gandhi was 24 when he arrived in South Africa in 1893 to work as a legal representative for the Muslim Indian Traders based in the city of Pretoria
Vijay Eswaran | World Economic Forum Executive Chairman of the QI Group of Companies Entrepreneur, philanthropist, speaker and author He is also Chairman of the University Council of Quest International University in Malaysia A proponent of value-based leadership, Vijay Eswaran has ensured the QI Group adheres to sustainable practices in business, making a positive impact in the communities it operates in A 2011 honoree of
Flooding kills more people in low-income countries. Why? | World . . . In our new paper (Gandhi et al 2022), we use data on floods for 9,468 cities in 175 countries to examine the differential impact of floods on cities in high- and low-income countries We combine monthly night light (VIIRS) data for these cities from 2012 to 2018 with a global dataset of geocoded disasters
Benedikt Gieger - Agenda Contributor | World Economic Forum Benedikt is an early talent expert in the area of AI and sustainability with a focus on manufacturing, youth advocate and has a background in Business Information Systems In his professional life, Benedikt works at SAP and is a Fellow at the World Economic Forum for AI and Manufacturing In this dual role he works closely with Executives from world leading companies, academia and politics on
Young people’s voices are key to global peace and security Shaping Peace Security is a young people-led initiative founded by the Global Shapers Hubs of Heidelberg, Germany, and Vienna, Austria, to amplify young voices in peace and security matters
India adopts collaborative solutions to tackle plastic waste | World . . . The institutional framework for waste management in India is divided between the Ministry of Environment, Forests Climate Change overlooking the development of rules and guidelines, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs anchoring the ground level enforcement via guiding and supporting state governments and urban local bodies to implement programmatic initiatives and projects for
This is how India created its first smart village In a way, Mahatma Gandhi conceptualized smart villages A champion of participatory democracy and grassroots development, he believed that making villages self-contained and sustainable was the first step towards empowering India
Maurice Strong: an appreciation | World Economic Forum 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
A tipping point missed: Women in global leadership Most early pioneers, such as the UK’s Margaret Thatcher, India’s Indira Gandhi, and Israel’s Golda Meir, were Queen Bees; all of them eschewed feminism More recently, Righteous Women have prevailed