Deepika Padukone joins WEF list of Young Global Leaders

Deepika Padukone joins WEF list of Young Global Leader

Question: Which Bollywood actress has joined World Economic Forum list of Young Global Leaders?
(a) Vidya Balan
(b) Dia Mirza
(c) Deepika Padukone
(d) Anushka Sharma
Answer: (c)
Related facts:

  • Bollywood Actress Deepika Padukone has joined the list of the Young Global Leaders (YGLs) compiled by the World Economic Forum.
  • WEF’s list 2021 class of Young Global Leaders features world’s most promising 112 tomorrow’s leaders under the age of 40 who are involved in activities ranging from advocating for public healthcare to campaigning for inclusivity in medical research.
  • The list includes eminent personalities like Nobel Prize recipients, Pulitzer winners, heads of state and chief executive officers committed to improving the state of the world.
  • The Forum of Young Global Leaders was founded in 2005 by Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the WEF, to create a world where leaders take responsibility for a sustainable future while meeting increasingly complex and interrelated challenges.

BY-Amar Mani Upadhyay

Links:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/class-of-2021-deepika-padukone-joins-the-list-of-wefs-new-young-global-leaders/articleshow/81431241.cms#:~:text=NEW%20DELHI%3A%20Actor%20Deepika%20Padukone,by%20the%20World%20Economic%20Forum.