Modi’s green mantra at G7: Shaping pro-planet people to combat climate change

Modi’s green mantra at G7: Shaping pro-planet people to combat climate change

By Manish Chand SCHOLSS ELAMU (MUNICH):The climate has literally changed in Schloss Elmau – the ultra-luxe Alpine resort in Bavaria which is hosting the G7 summit of the world’s wealthiest countries. It was unusually warm in the day here and by evening, the mountains were washed with a torrent of rain, awakening global attention to … Read more

G7 countries move closer to tax plan for US tech giants

G7 countries move closer to tax plan for US tech giants

G7 countries that make up lucrative markets for US tech giants have moved closer to a plan to squeeze more tax money from the coffers of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The group, including Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, has visions of a global tax rate of at least 15 … Read more

From Covid-19 vaccines to climate, G7 hopes to show the West is not over yet

From Covid-19 vaccines to climate, G7 hopes to show the West is not over yet

The Group of Seven rich democracies will try to show the world at a summit this week that the West can still act in concert to tackle major crises by donating hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries and pledging to slow climate change. U.S. President Joe Biden, on his first foreign trip … Read more