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Banga In Delhi To Meet Prime Minister And Ministers

March 23, 2023

Amid emerging reports of China possibly not backing the candidature of Indian-American business leader Ajay Banga for the position of World Bank’s President, the native Indian is visiting the country on a two-day tour. During the visit he will meet Prime Minister

Sustainable Blue Economy Vital for Small Countries & Coastal Populations

Tannuka Juneja

June 29, 2022

Latest News·News

The world’s coastal population is a significant contributor to the global economy, currently estimated at $1.5 trillion a year and expected to exceed $3 trillion by 2030. Healthy ocean ecosystems, coastal livelihoods and economic growth require targeted support for key sectors of

Number of Displaced People Worldwide Hits New High in 2021: UNHCR

Tannuka Juneja

June 17, 2022

Latest News·News

Despite some encouraging signals, the pace and scale of forced displacement around the world are still outweighing the measures implemented to resolve refugee crises, UNHCR said, noting that the number of uprooted people had increased by 8 percent compared to the previous

Groundwater Conservation Depends on Communities, Science, Traditional Wisdom

TC Web Desk

June 13, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

Under Centre’s flagship groundwater programme, Atal Bhujal Yojana, over 2,200 villages have drawn up water budgets that show how much groundwater is available, how much is estimated to be recharged, and how much can be set aside for agriculture—the most prominent use

World Bank Approves $1.49 billion Funds for Ukraine

Tannuka Juneja

June 9, 2022

Latest News·News

The World Bank’s board on Tuesday approved $1.49 billion in additional funding for Ukraine to help pay government and social workers, bringing the bank’s pledged total support to more than 4 billion. The latest funding is backed by secured funding from the

World Bank to Provide $700 Million for Sri Lanka Amid Crisis

Tannuka Juneja

May 31, 2022

Latest News·News

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka announced that the World Bank would disburse approximately $700 million to Sri Lanka in the coming months. This pledge was made when the World Bank’s Country Manager in Colombo, Chiyo Kanda spoke to Sri

200 million People in India Exposed to Dangerous Levels of Air Pollution, Says Study

Tannuka Juneja

May 26, 2022

Latest News·News

At least 200 million people in India live in extreme poverty and are facing dangerous levels of air pollution. This is according to a recent study by World Bank experts. The study also estimates that 47% of the country’s 2.8 billion people

IMF, World Bank Not Designed to Tackle Global Crises like Climate Change, US Treasury’s Yellen

Tannuka Juneja

April 22, 2022

Latest News·News

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called for major reforms at the World Bank on Thursday, saying the seven-decade-old multilateral development bank was not designed to deal with multiple global crises like climate change. According to the news agency Reuters, Yellen told the

Furrows of Distress

Jayanta Bhattacharya

April 2, 2022

Top Story

The year-long farmers’ agitation against the central government’s three farm laws has, to some extent, drawn the country’s attention towards the plight of tillers and the existing lacunae in the agriculture sector. Protests and demonstrations have taken place earlier too, but this

West Bengal to Get $125 Million World Bank Loan for Welfare Schemes

Tannuka Juneja

March 11, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and the World Bank signed a $125 million IBRD loan to support efforts to help poor and vulnerable groups access social protection services in West Bengal. West Bengal has more than 400 programmes,

Banga In Delhi To Meet Prime Minister And Ministers

Sustainable Blue Economy Vital for Small Countries & Coastal Populations

Number of Displaced People Worldwide Hits New High in 2021: UNHCR

Groundwater Conservation Depends on Communities, Science, Traditional Wisdom

World Bank to Provide $700 Million for Sri Lanka Amid Crisis

200 million People in India Exposed to Dangerous Levels of Air Pollution, Says Study

IMF, World Bank Not Designed to Tackle Global Crises like Climate Change, US Treasury’s Yellen

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