India Ranks Low on Tackling Economic, Environmental Risk

New Delhi: India ranks lowest among the world's major economies for its preparedness to tackle global environmental risks and second-lowest for economic risks, while Switzerland is on the top, a World Economic Forum (WEF) report said.

As per the annual Global Risks Report published by Geneva-based World Economic Forum, the biggest global risk in terms of likelihood is 'severe income disparity' for the next 10 years, while 'major systemic financial failure' will be the top-most risk before the world in terms of impact.

The report said that Switzerland is best placed among the world's 10 major economies for adapting to or recovering from global economic and environmental risks.

While India is ranked ninth in terms of its ability to tackle global economic risks, it comes last at tenth position for environmental risks. Italy is ranked lowest at tenth position for economic risks.

The rankings of the 10 major economic of the world - Brazil, China, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, Russia, the UK and the U.S. - are based on a Global Risks Perception Survey of over 1,000 experts from across the world.

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