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  Prime Minister Modi during his address at WEF gave the message of positivity, confidence, and hope for the world on behalf of more than 1.3 billion Indian people. PM Modi addressed the Davos Dialogue of World Economic Forum virtually on January 28, 2021, at 5.30 pm. The session was attended by more than 400 top industry leaders from across the globe where PM Modi spoke about the Fourth Industrial Revolution- using technology for the good of humanity. Prime Minister will also interact with the CEOs during the dialogue. Prime Minister Modi had informed about the session through his official Twitter account where he mentioned that he has been looking forward to speaking on a wide range of subjects related to the reform trajectory of India, increased usage of technology, and other issues. PM Modi at World Economic Forum: •  Prime Minister Modi during his address at the World Economic Forum talked about the message of positivity, confidence, and hope for the world on behalf of mo...

  UN Chief has called upon India to play a significant role in the global vaccination program. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on January 28, 2021, called upon India to play a significant role in the global vaccination program. He also termed the vaccine production capacity of the country as the best asset for today’s world. The UN Chief, while addressing the reporters, said that in India there is a very high level of production of the Indian developed vaccines and the UN is in contact with the Indian institutions for that. He added that hopefully, India will have all the instruments that are essential to play a major role in making sure that a global vaccination campaign is made possible. Meanwhile, the Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Anurag Srivastav informed on January 28 that India plans on gifting COVID-19 vaccine doses to CARICOM countries, Oman, Pacific Island States, and Nicaragua. UN Chief calls to democratize access to medicines: UN Chief Anton...

  Kaja Kallas became the first female Prime Minister of Estonia as the new two-party coalition government was sworn in on January 26, 2021. The former Member of the European Parliament, Kaja Kallas has become the first female Prime Minister of Estonia as the new two-party coalition government was sworn in on January 26, 2021. The Baltic Nation will be led by the first woman PM, ever since it regained independence in 1991. The two biggest political parties of Estonia, the center-right Reform Party, and the left-leaning center party had reached a deal on January 24 to form a government after the previous cabinet, with leader Juri Ratas as PM had collapsed in January 2021 because of the corruption scandal. Kaja Kallas chairs the center-right reform party of Estonia. The 15-member Cabinet of PM Kaja Kallas took the charge of the office after the lawmakers in the Parliament of Estonia gave their approval to the government appointed by President Kersti Kaljulaid. The 43 years old Kaja Ka...

  The UNWTO report noted that the COVID-19 crisis has put almost 100-120 million direct tourism jobs at risk, many of them in small and medium-sized enterprises.  The UN World Tourism Organization recently confirmed the Year 2020 as the  'worst year on record',  after global tourism suffered massively due to international travel bans implemented to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.  The international arrivals dropped by 74 percent and destinations across the world welcomed 1 billion fewer international arrivals than 2019 due to widespread travel restrictions and unprecedented fall in demand. As per the latest report by the UN World Tourism Organization, the collapse in international travel has represented an estimated loss of USD 1.3 trillion in export revenues, which is more than 11 times the loss recorded during the 2009 global economic crisis. UNWTO Report: Key Highlights  • The UNWTO report noted that the COVID-19 crisis has put almost 100-120 million dire...