Trump, Merkel, Imran to visit Davos; Over 100 Indian CEOS too present
DAVOS: As the rich and powerful from across the globe assemble this week in this Swiss ski resort town to discuss a 'cohesive and sustainable world', over 100 CEOS as also some union ministers and chief ministers from India would also be present alongside filmstar Deepika Padukone and Sadhguru.
While Deepika will talk about mental health and other issues, Sadhguru will hold morning meditation sessions at the summit being attended by over 3,000 world leaders.
US President Donald Trump, Britain's Prince Charles, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Afghanistan's Ashraf Ghani and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan would be among the world leaders attending the five-day 50th annual meeting of WEF beginning Monday.
The World Economic Forum
Annual Meeting 2020, taking place on January 20-24, will focus on establishing stakeholder capitalism as a way of addressing the world's greatest challenges, from societal divisions created by income inequality and political polarization to the climate crisis we face today, the Geneva-based International organisation for public-private partnership has said. From India, besides Deepika over 100 CEOS as well as political leaders including union ministers and chief ministers will take part . Underpinning the meeting will be the Davos Manifesto 2020, a document that builds on the original Davos Manifesto of 1973, which set out for the first time the stakeholder concept that businesses should serve the interests of all society rather than simply their shareholders'.
NEW DELHI: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has stressed the need for separate tracks for freight trains and compensation for freight customers in case of late arrival of goods trains.
"It is necessary to have separate tracks for ferrying freight as well as passengers to ensure faster movement of both," Goyal said on Saturday at the 14th Foundation Day of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp of India (DFCCIL).
The Minister referred to the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corp (IRCTC), which pays compensation for delays in the running of Tejas Express trains. He also said that the Indian Railways should run freight trains in convoys for maximum utilisation of railroads and increasing the average speed of freight trains.
Goyal congratulated the the DFCCIL for completing 500 km of the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) and exhorted it to achieve the goal of 991 km by March 2020. The Minister also emphasised the need for running goods trains on DFCCIL as per a fixed time table.
DFCCIL Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav said that the Railways were working on three crucial areas -- consolidation, growth and reforms.
The DFCS are ushering in a paradigm change in the Railways and the DFCCIL will play a significant role in shaping the Indian economy in the days to come, he said.
"Indian Railways is upgrading its network, especially DelhiMumbai and Delhi-howrah routes to run faster and modern trains," Yadav added.
DFCCIL Managing Director Anurag Sachan assured that DFCCIL will ensuring completion of ongoing project on time.
Among those present included Manjula Rangarajan, Financial Commissioner, Railway Board; Pradeep Kumar, Member S&T; and Pinky Anand, Additional Solicitor General.
As many as 28 individual and four group awards were given away at the event.
The running shield for the Western Corridor was given to the Ajmer and Ahmedabad units jointly and to the Deendayal Upadhayaya (Mughalsarai) unit for the Eastern Corridor, an official statement said.