Three countries are leading the renewable energy revolution
Feb 26, 2018 · In India, meanwhile, renewable capacity is expected to more than double by 2022. Solar and wind represent 90% of India’s capacity growth, which is the result of auctions for contracts to develop power-generation capacity that have yielded some of the world’s lowest prices for both technologies, the report says.
Connecting the dots behind current and future Asian growth
Jun 24, 2024 · In the past, the Asian growth story was dominated by the Asian Tiger economies of Japan, South Korea, Singapore and, at the turn of the century, China. Today, India, Vietnam and Indonesia are also emerging as important players in the …
BRICS: Here’s what to know about the international bloc
Nov 20, 2024 · The BRICS economies also account for an estimated 37.3% of global gross domestic product based on purchasing power parity. China alone represents 19.05% while India accounts for 8.23%, according to the International Monetary Fund. Meanwhile, the United States and the European Union account for roughly 14.5% each.
These will be the world's most populous countries by 2030
Aug 11, 2022 · India is set to be the world's most heavily populated country by 2030. More than a third of humanity will live in India or China by 2030. The world's population is expected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030 and more than 10 billion by the end of the century.
Major economies are now taking aim at China’s EV industry
Sep 16, 2024 · China’s reaction is not difficult to understand. The Chinese government sees the EV tariffs as blunt discrimination and protectionism to contain China’s development, while policies and subsidies in similar forms and at similar scales are growing rapidly in these competing economies with the aim of overtaking China.
Explainer: Which countries have introduced a carbon tax?
Jul 8, 2022 · India contributes roughly 7% of the world’s CO2 emissions, making it the third highest in the world after China and the US. It does not tax carbon emissions directly but has placed a tax on both imported and domestically produced coal since 2010. Coal powers more than half of the country’s electricity generation.
India could become the world’s 3rd largest economy in the next 5 …
Jan 15, 2024 · Amidst a challenging global scenario, India has emerged as a significant economic and geopolitical power. 2023 was a landmark year for India as it assumed the presidency of the G20, marked by some notable achievements. India is poised to play a defining role in shaping the future of the global economy in 2024 and beyond.
Global Gender Gap Report 2023 - The World Economic Forum
Jun 20, 2023 · For Viet Nam, Azerbaijan, India and China, the relatively low overall rankings on the Health and Survival subindex is explained by skewed sex ratios at birth. Compared to top scoring countries that register a 94.4% gender parity at birth, the indicator stands at 92.7% for India (albeit an improvement over last edition) and below 90% for Viet ...
What is China’s role in the BRICS? | World Economic Forum
Jul 20, 2015 · China’s relationship with India is particularly fraught, owing to their seemingly intractable territorial dispute, as well as disagreements over the reform of the United Nations Security Council. If China wants the BRICS to continue to deepen their ties, it should seek to act as a guiding hand within the grouping, adopting an approach that is ...
India and China together can lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution ...
Nov 23, 2017 · India and China are now at a stage where Machine Learning tools are fast making entry-level programmer jobs in India’s IT sector obsolete; and automated industrial jobs and efficient manufacturing lines are putting blue-collar factory workers in China out of jobs. India and China are both making calculated efforts to counteract the adverse ...