The Henley Passport Index is the original ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. The ranking is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association, which maintains the world’s largest and most accurate database of...
China's Sungrow Inaugurates Production Facility in India
Inverter solution supplier for renewables, Sungrow Power Supply Company Limited, launched a manufacturing facility at Bangalore, India. The facility, the first of its kind outside of China, has an annual production capacity of 3 GW of central and string inverters for its clients in India, the U.S., Europe, Japan and...
Walmart Backs India's Case for U.S. Duty Benefits
Bentonville, Arkansas-headquartered retail major Walmart, is supporting India on a trade measure against the country by the Trump administration. In a submission to the U.S. government, which the Economic Times has seen, the company urged continuation of low or zero duty benefits for $5.6 billion-worth Indian exports to the U.S....
India Overtakes France as Sixth Largest Economy
Per the World Bank's updated data for 2017, India edged past France to become the world's sixth-largest economy. India's gross domestic product stood at $2.597 trillion at the end of last year while the French economy was valued at $2.582 trillion. The U.S. remains the world's largest economy with a...
India's Solar Panel Demand Will Surpass the U.S.
Global solar photovoltaic (PV) demand is forecast to hit another annual record of 113 gigawatts in 2018. China will again dominate global PV demand comprising almost half of the total market. "Demand in China will once again shape the global PV market," said Edurne Zoco, research and analysis director for...
India in Top 4 of 40 Countries for Renewable Energy
On Ernst & Young's 2018 Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI), China tops the list of forty countries, followed by the U.S., Germany, India. India’s 2022 solar power target seems over-ambitious in response to the threat of a 70% tariff on imported solar panels and low power bids. In January,...