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Over 170 million lifted above poverty line in India, Modi government and C
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Both the government and the principal opposition party, Congress, are leaving no chance to take the credit for a decline in extreme poverty in India over the past years.
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Employment in India grown faster than working-age population: World Bank r
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Since the 2021-22 fiscal year, employment in the country has grown at a faster pace than the working-age population, the report highlighted. A significant aspect of this growth is the rising participation of women in the workforce.
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World Bank endorses PM Modi's claim of reducing poverty in India
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Extreme poverty (living on less than USD 2.15 per day) fell from 16.2 percent in 2011-12 to 2.3 percent in 2022-23, lifting 171 million people in Indian above this line, according to a report by World Bank.
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Sunil Mittal joins World Banks elite group's Private Sector Investment Lab
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, has joined the World Bank Group's Private Sector Investment Lab (PSIL) as it enters a new phase focused on scaling up solutions to attract private investment and create jobs in developing countries.
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India halts Indus Waters Treaty after Pahalgam attack, tensions set to ris
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Following the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the Ministry of External Affairs announced a series of strong measures in response, including the abeyance of the Indus Waters Treaty "with immediate effect, until Pakistan credibly and irreversibly abjures its support for cross-border te
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World Bank lowers India growth forecast for 2025-26 by 40 basis points to
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Reserve Bank of India also recently lowered the growth forecast for the current fiscal 2025-26 to 6.5 per cent from 6.7 per cent, amid uncertainties arising from trade wars following the reciprocal tariffs announced by the US.
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India's growth potential will uplift global trade, recognises IMF and Worl
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, highlighted that global financial institutions like the IMF and the World Bank have recognised India's strong growth potential and its important role in supporting global trade.
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Nirmala Sitharaman to hold series of meetings during her visit to US, Peru
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The Union Finance Minister will visit San Francisco and Washington DC from April 20 to 25
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Tripura: Rs 1400 cr World Bank project for Janajati people in progress, sa
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday announced that Rs 1400 crore of work funded by the World Bank is currently underway in Tripura to improve the livelihoods and socio-economic status of the Janajati people.
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Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan holds meeting related to World Bank-assisted
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In view of saving electricity expenditure on tubewells across the state, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan has directed the department of drinking water and other related departments to work on the action plan to install solar energy systems by mapping the vacant places.
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Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Hosts Global Forum on Heat &
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19: The Global Heat & Cooling Forum, organized in partnership with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Department of Science and Technology (DST) and The World Bank Group by the NRDC, concluded today in New Delhi after two days of solution-driven delib
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World Bank Group's Global Digital Summit to explore cutting-edge, innovati
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Partners, clients, and private-sector leaders will gather here for the 2nd edition of the World Bank Group's Global Digital Summit to explore, together, cutting-edge digital solutions, share insights, and foster valuable discussions about the transformative work shaping the future of digital
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