India ranked second in renewable energy attractiveness index India has moved up to the second spot from third position in this year’s ‘Renewable energy country attractiveness index’ released by EY. This is primarily due to a combination of strong government support and increasingly attractive economics, EY said in a statement. According to the statement, India

China Proposes Major Green Investment Amid U.S. Retreat From Climate Change In a sweeping foreign policy address on Sunday, Chinese President Xi Jinping promised to invest in clean energy, build scientific coalitions, and support other countries’ efforts to adapt to climate change. Speaking in Beijing at the inaugural Belt and Road Forum, a gathering of

China’s new world order: Xi, Putin and others meet for Belt and Road Forum China’s leaders are ringing in what they hope is a new world order at a major international conference in Beijing Sunday. The Belt and Road Forum is China’s answer to Davos or the G20, centered around the colossal One Belt, One

Here’s why this former CEO of IT company is worried for young Indian engineers India’s outsourcing industry is facing a crisis of identity. Clearly, any industry with the same old proposition dies a quick death. Starting with Y2K, the industry went through three clear cycles (engineering services or R&D outsourcing, remote infrastructure management and BPO)

India increases business with Africa India’s quest to become a global economic giant has opened up new avenues for the deepening of partnership with Africa. From health, education, agriculture, energy, information and communications technology (ICT), industrialisation, capacity building among others, India is increasing its scope of investment in Africa. With a large population of 1.2

Forget Taxes, Warren Buffett Says. The Real Problem Is Health Care “The tax system is not crippling our business around the world.” That was Warren E. Buffett, the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, over the weekend at the company’s annual meeting, known as “Woodstock for capitalists.” Mr. Buffett, in a remarkably blunt and

See the Cities Where You Can Be Happier With Less Money Would you be happier with more money? Only up to a point, and that threshold depends on where you live, shows new research provided by Gallup to TIME. In Atlanta, happiness peaks among people making about $42,000 a year—the lowest price tag on happiness

Oil rebounds on Saudi assurances Russia will extend supply cuts Oil prices closed 1.5 percent higher on Friday, rebounding from five-month lows, following positive U.S. jobs data and assurances by Saudi Arabia that Russia is ready to join OPEC in extending supply cuts to reduce a persistent glut. The market, however, remained in technically oversold

Russian-German trade sees robust growth despite sanctions Trade between Russia and Germany saw a multi-billion euro surge in January and February, German newspaper Die Zeit reports. With the Russian economy recovering from the recession, German businesses are bullish on trade. The newspaper quotes both Russian and German statistics offices, and both are seeing robust growth

K+S officially opens Bethune potash mine The first new potash mine built in Saskatchewan in 40 years held its grand opening Tuesday afternoon. The K+S Bethune mine, located 60 kilometres northwest of Regina, is expected to produce two million tonnes of potash by the end of the year. Norbert Steiner, CEO of K+S AG, said the company expects