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Greener cooling pathway can create a $1.6-trn investment opportunity in In
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The World Bank in a report said this also has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly and create nearly 3.7 million jobs. India is experiencing higher temperatures every year.
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Two-thirds of Afghan households in crisis, struggle to afford food: World
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
People in Afghanistan continue to suffer under the Taliban leadership as the atrocities are persistent and two-thirds of Afghan households are in severe crisis unable to afford basic food and non-food requirements, Khaama Press reported citing a World Bank Survey on Wednesday.
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Chinese contractor seeks additional time to complete World Bank-funded roa
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chinese contractor is seeking additional time to complete World Bank-funded roads in Uganda.
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A few Western think tanks' clout in perception-based indices is form of ne
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Sanyal, who made a series of tweets, said there is even an index on direct democracy that is meant for a small country like Switzerland and while India and the US get a zero, even Afghanistan does better.
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India's rank in global perception indices declined due to shallow, opaque
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The working paper 'Why India does poorly on global perception indices: Case study of three opinion-based indices' written by economists Sanjeev Sanyal and Aakanksha Arora, looked at three indices - Freedom in the World Index, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Democracy Index and Variety of D
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India's powerful digital stack explained
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Digital India is a force to be reckoned with. Whether it is through the efficient transfer of funds at the individual level or the massive distribution of government assistance to the most vulnerable
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Norway donates 220 m Kroner for civilians in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norway in a statement has announced a donation of 220 million Norwegian Kroner to the United Nations and the World Bank. This donation is intended to boost the humanitarian efforts of these organizations in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of the country.
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India's urban infrastructure needs USD 840 billion investments over next 1
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
India will need to invest USD 840 billion over the next 15 years, or an average of USD 55 billion per annum, into urban infrastructure if it is to effectively meet the needs of its fast-growing urban population, according to a World Bank report.
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Migration can boost South Asia's recovery, support long-term development:
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Coping with Shocks: Migration and the Road to Resilience is the subject of a two-day conference that opens today, organized by the Institute for Integrated Development Studies and the World Bank.
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Afghanistan: People raise concern over humanitarian crisis as winter appro
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As the winter season is coming closer, Afghanis' concern for the humanitarian crisis and dealing with hardships with poverty have also grown.
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African countries face heat as China slows down lending
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is set to decelerate from 4.1 per cent in 2021 to 3.3 per cent in 2022, as a result of a slowdown in global growth, rising inflation exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, adverse weather conditions, a tightening in global financial conditions, and the risin
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United Kingdom donates USD 28 million to Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The United Kingdom donated around USD 28 million in emergency funds ahead of winter in Afghanistan amid the country's fragile economy.
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