• Winners: Joel Mokyr (USA), Philippe Aghion (France), Peter Howitt (Canada)
• Rationale: Studies on innovative based economic development and creative destruction.

Organizers: IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) and in collaboration with Wildlife Trust of India.

• New Position: Rishi Sunak, the former UK Prime Minister, is joining Microsoft and Anthropic as their Senior Adviser, becoming his first step in global tech leadership.

Global Firm Expansion: Blackstone has introduced its India credit platform and this is a huge expansion of its credit business globally to one of its fastest-growing markets.

• Inaugurated By: vice admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, FOC-in-C, Eastern Naval Command.
• Location: Naval Station Bheemunipatnam, Visakhapatnam.