Gender gap report wef

The age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) brings about unprecedented
opportunities as well as new challenges. To take full advantage of new
technologies, we need to place emphasis on what makes us human: the capacity
to learn new skills as well as our creativity, empathy and ingenuity. By developing
our unique traits and talents, humanity can cope with increasingly fast
technological change and ensure broad-based progress for all. The equal
contribution of women and men in this process of deep economic and societal
transformation is critical. More than ever, societies cannot afford to lose out on the
skills, ideas and perspectives of half of humanity to realize the promise of a more
prosperous and humancentric future that well-governed innovation and
technology can bring. many countries have achieved important milestones
towards gender parity across education, health, economic and political systems,
there remains much to be done. On the one hand, countries where the next
generation of women are becoming leaders in their domains are poised for further
success. On the other hand, this year’s analysis also warns about the possible
emergence of new gender gaps in advanced technologies, such as the risks
associated with emerging gender gaps in Artificial Intelligence-related skills.

TOURISM
In the past decades travel & tourism and its enabling ecosystem have proven to be
significant drivers of economic growth. opportunities for developing and
emerging nations to move up the value chain. More and more, governments
around the world are realizing that, for the most part, barriers to travel are not
making people and countries safer, but are hindering economic growth, job
creation and tolerance between countries. international travel will become more
common and easily attainable due to three trends: an expanding global middle
class, an ageing global population, and improved technology and infrastructure.
We cannot confront these modern challenges with medieval tactics like building
walls to separate us. With modern technologies and the right tools, we can
construct a new framework for the future of travel to keep us connected and make
us all safer. Tourism fosters cross-cultural interaction. When organized in a
sustainable way and in harmony with the interests of local communities, it reduces
prejudice and promotes goodwill. It builds tolerance and understanding.
Economic growth at home can help generate economic opportunity, social
cohesion and pride. It is something that governments should enthusiastically
embrace. However let us remember that tourism is, first and foremost, a personal
and social experience. The social benefit may be harder to quantify but it is
nevertheless very real. Today, the tourism sector is still suffering from a gap
between education and skills and knowledge needs. Governments should also
focus on modernizing airspace management infrastructure. Currently, much of the
world’s airspace is being run using decades-old technology, creating too much fuel
waste through needless delays and inefficient routing. It’s a safe system, but there
is significant scope for efficiency gains.

Countries may succeed without cohesive tourism strategies, but having a strategy
and plan in place helps maximize the benefits and sustainability of tourism. When
these elements are missing, or lacking in implementation, the effectiveness of
other development areas, such as infrastructure, is diminish. Tourism growth is
generating pressure on existing public infrastructure in the Pacific, particularly
airports, cruise ship ports, roads, energy, water, and waste management. safe and
secure access to centers throughout the country that are inaccessible by road.
Increased employment demand is a key outcome of tourism growth. Sustainable
tourism can generate employment and income growth across an economy, serving
as a catalyst and source of Funding for the preservation and protection of natural
and cultural assets.
Tourism will be a key source of employment and income growth as well as poverty
alleviation. four critical development areas: (i) tourism policy, regulatory
environment, and strategy; (ii) infrastructure; (iii) human resources; and (iv)
marketing and product development.
Energy Security Policy
Energy is acknowledged as a key input towards raising the standard of living
of citizens of any country, as is evident from the correlation between per
capita electricity (a proxy for all energy forms) consumption and Human
Development Index (HDI). While India strives to achieve a double digit growth
rate in its national income, making clean energy available to all of its citizens,
ought to be included as a key component of the poverty alleviation
programmes.
All the Census villages are planned to be electrified by 2018, and universal
electrification is to be achieved, with 24x7 electricity by 2022. targeting
reduction of oil imports by 10% from 2014-15 levels. NDCs target at reduction
of emissions intensity by 33%-35% by 2030 over 2005, achieving a 175 GW
renewable energy capacity by 2022, and share of non-fossil fuel based capacity
in the electricity mix is aimed at above 40% by 2030. far-reaching
developments have taken place in the local and global energy space which
have to be reflected in our own policy framework.
with a better understanding of the relationship between energy use and poor
environmental outcomes. While the global agenda is of common concern,
there is a heightened consciousness of the need to fix poor air quality
standards.
Objectives
Access at affordable prices, Improved security and Independence, Greater
Sustainability and Economic Growth.
Energy security may be enhanced through both diversification of the sources
of imports and increased domestic production and reduced requirement of
energy.
sustainability acquires added importance and urgency in view of the threat of
catastrophic effects of climate change as well as the detrimental effects of
fossil fuel usage on local air quality.
policy must also support the goal of rapid economic growth. Efficient energy
supplies promote growth in two ways. First, energy is the lifeblood of the
economy. It is an important enabling factor of growth and its availability at
competitive prices is critical to the competitiveness of energy-intensive sectors.
Second, being a vast sector in itself, its growth can directly influence the
overall growth in the economy.
Cooking gas. Connecting renewable energy to grid...energy efficiency...saving as
production...
Agriculture
Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India
Block demonstrations of rice and wheat in cluster mode; (ii) asset building
activities such as construction of shallow tube wells, Dug wells / Bore wells etc.
(iii) need based site specific activities for facilitating petty works such as
constructing renovation of irrigation channels/electricity for agricultural purposes
and (iv) Marketing support are also included.
National horticulture Mission (NhM)
Centrally sponsored - Supply of quality planting material through establishment
of nurseries and tissue culture units production and productivity improvement
programmes through area expansion and rejuvenation, technology promotion,
technology dissemination, human resource development, creation of
infrastructure for post harvest management and marketing.
Pradhan mantri Krishi Vikas Yojana
3.5 Objectives: The main objectives of the RKVY Scheme are as under: To
incentivize the States so as to increase public investment in agriculture and allied
sectors.
To provide flexibility and autonomy to States in the process of planning and
executing agriculture and allied sector schemes.
To ensure the preparation of Agriculture Plans for the districts and the States based
on agro-climatic conditions, availability of technology and natural resources.
To ensure that local needs/crops/ priorities are better reflected in the
agricultural plans of the States.
To achieve the goal of reducing the yield gaps in important crops through focused
interventions.
To maximize returns to the farmers in agriculture and allied sectors;
To bring about quantifiable changes in the production and productivity of various
components of agriculture and allied sectors by addressing them in a holistic
manner.

RKVY-RAFTAAR
objectives of the scheme are:
To strengthen the farmers’ efforts through creation of required pre and post
harvesting agri. infrastructure that increase access of farmers to quality inputs,
storage, market facilities etc. and enables farmers to make informed choices.
To provide autonomy, flexibility to States to plan and execute schemes as per
local/ farmers’ needs.
To promote value chain linked production models that will help in increase in
income of farmers as well as increase in production/productivity.
To empower farmers to risk mitigation with more focus on additional income
generation activities - like integrated farming, mushroom cultivation, bee keeping,
floriculture etc.
To empower youth through skill development, innovation and
agrientrepreneurship based agribusiness models.
To encourage public private partnerships for the Integrated Development of
Agriculture.

Mainstreaming of gender concerns is being addressed by (i) earmarking 30% of

funds for women under various major schemes/ programmes and development
interventions; (ii) taking pro-women initiatives to help women derive the benefits
of beneficiaryoriented components of various programmes/ schemes and
missions. Focus is also being given on formation of women Self Help Groups
(SHGs), capacity building interventions, linking them to micro credit, enhancing
their access to information and ensuring their representation in decision making
bodies at various levels.
Adoption of Gender Friendly Tools by Women Farmers and its impact on their
lives � Schemes for Improving Women Farmers’ Access to Extension Services &
Gender Mainstreaming in Agriculture. � “Kisan Credit Card & Issues Related to
Credit Availability to Women: Role of Financial Institutions in Empowering Women
Farmers � Gender Based Impact Analysis of ATMA Programme.