Entrepreneurs thrive under PMFME scheme in Bihar’s Sheikhpura

IANS | January 20, 2026 9:24 PM

Sheikhpura, (Bihar) Jan 20 (IANS) Prime Minister’s Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme, launched by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, is transforming local food processing businesses in Sheikhpura.

WEF in Davos faces US political stability push with economic pressure: Report

IANS | January 20, 2026 9:16 PM

Tel Aviv, Jan 20 (IANS) The ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026 in Switzerland's Davos has long served as a platform for economic vision and collaboration among political and business leaders. This year, the forum may be forced to confront a different economic and political landscape — one where the United States aims to promote a more stable political order, but simultaneously imposes sanctions, puts economic pressure, and infringes sovereignty whenever proposed solutions clash with Washington’s perceived interests, a report said on Tuesday.

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh takes swipe at Maharashtra CM over Davos MoU

IANS | January 20, 2026 8:52 PM

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) As the snow-lined avenues of Davos in Switzerland played host to global leaders and industry captains discussing growth, governance, and future economies, Maharashtra's participation at the World Economic Forum emerged as both an economic milestone and a political talking point.

India, EU cementing economic ties amid growing global uncertainties

IANS | January 20, 2026 7:54 PM

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The India-EU summit scheduled for January 27 comes as part of the steady strengthening of economic relations between the two sides amid growing uncertainties in global markets triggered by the US tariff turmoil and dramatic geopolitical shifts in the world order.