Indian Coal Mogul Becomes Asia’s Richest Person As He Moves Into Renewables

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, who has made his fortune in coal, ports, and green energy, became Asia’s richest person on Monday, moving ahead of another Indian mogul, Mukesh Ambani, in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Adani’s total net worth as of early February 8 stood at $88.5 billion, ahead of Ambani’s $87.9-billion net worth, the index showed. Apart from being the richest person in Asia, Adani is now the tenth richest person in the world.   Adani has added $12 billion to its net worth year to date, which also makes…