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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced a new plan to use advanced medical technology to make healthcare accessible to everyone in the state.

Connecting the energy shift to national progress, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said, "India's agenda at Davos is that transition is not a burden for growth, it is an engine for growth. And because of that, the cost of renewable energy has come down in India. Because of this renewable movement, which the Prime Minister started almost from 2015-16 and very aggressively from almost 2019, it is bringing down the entire cost of electricity in India.

Under the influence of Western Disturbance, wet spell is likelyover Western Himalayan region during the next seven days with possibility of isolated heavy rainfall or snowfall over Kashmir valley on January 22 and 23 and Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on January 23, IMD said on Tuesday.

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) on Wednesday highlighted India's success in providing cheap solar power to millions of homes and farmers. Speaking at the World Economic Forum, the body explained how programs like the "Surya Ghar" rooftop scheme and "PM KUSUM" for solar water pumps can be used by other countries to help their citizens.

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi has said that India's agenda at Davos is that transition is not a burden for growth, it is an engine for growth and noted how the renewable movement, started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is bringing down the cost of electricity in India.

Ruby Sinha, President, BRICS CCI Women Empowerment, during the World Economic Forum in Davos, said: "As the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry, we run quite a few programs like the Global Women Leadership Mentoring Program, where we are in touch with most of the BRICS Plus nations and their bodies like from Brazil, Russia, South Africa and we see quite a lot of interest because what we would like to promote is cross-border collaboration."