World Bank: News
20 Aug 2017
IndiaRepay loans or lose ownership: Jaitley tells companies
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has warned companies against defaulting on loans, asking them either to pay up or possibly lose ownership.
02 Aug 2017
IndiaWorld Bank: India-Pakistan held Indus Water Treaty talks in goodwill
The World Bank (WB) said secretary-level discussions between India and Pakistan on the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) took place in a spirit of "goodwill and cooperation."
11 Jul 2017
IndiaThe world celebrates World Population Day!
It was in the year 1989, when the United Nations General Assembly declared July 11 as World Population Day to raise awareness about population's impact on environment and development of the planet.
23 Jun 2017
IndiaIndia informs World Bank of 'overlooked' reforms in its report
After India managed to rise up one level to 130 in World Bank's 2017 'ease of doing business' report comprising of 190 countries; it has sent the message that the survey was faulty and failed to acknowledge several of its reforms.
20 Jun 2017
IndiaChina to fund Pakistan's dam in PoK under CPEC
Radio Pakistan revealed that China has offered to fund the construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam on the Indus basin in Gilgit-Baltistan under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor.
19 Jun 2017
IndiaSpeed-breakers killed nine people daily in India in 2014-15
Data from the road transport ministry has revealed that speed-breakers are a leading cause of deaths in India. At least nine people die in about 30 accidents daily caused by the 'safeguards' of the road.
01 Jun 2017
IndiaGirls in education vs women at work: Why the difference?
India is currently celebrating results' season. One trend that has repeated itself is girls outperforming boys under various boards, including CBSE, ICSE, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra and more.
01 Jun 2017
IndiaWorld Bank lauds PM Modi's demonetization move, in latest report
The World Bank's latest India Development Update included an assessment of PM Modi's demonetization move.
01 Jun 2017
IndiaIndia loses the fastest-growing economy tag to China
India's economic growth slowed for the fourth consecutive quarter in the three months that ended in March, losing out the fastest-growing economy tag to China.
26 May 2017
IndiaHow well has the Modi government fared in 3 years?
The BJP government swept to power in 2014 projecting its PM face Modi as the embodiment of "acche din" that would soon arrive under BJP rule.
13 May 2017
IndiaIndia ranks 26 in ease of getting electricity
India moved up to the 26th spot in the global electricity accessibility rankings of the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business index.
12 May 2017
IndiaChhattisgarh's "missing" toilets - Women seek to trace "stolen" toilets
A mother-daughter duo from Chhattisgarh's Amarpur village filed a police complaint stating two toilets from their house have gone "missing".
11 May 2017
IndiaIndia is becoming China 2.0, says Chinese think tank
Chinese think tank Anbound warned China to take Indian competition seriously as its economy may witness "explosive growth", boosting its prospects of becoming "China 2.0".
03 May 2017
IndiaOver $21 billion illicit financial outflows from India in 2014
Data from international watchdog Global Financial Integrity has revealed that in 2014, over $21 billion in illegal money found its way out of India.
23 Apr 2017
IndiaIndia - Top remittance-receiver with $62.7bn inflows: World Bank report
India retained the top spot among remittance-receiving countries despite a significant 8.9% drop in remittances in 2016.
14 Apr 2017
IndiaIs Bankruptcy Code the much-needed fix for bad loans?
India's insolvency problem with private and public sectors' NPAs is running a tab of Rs. 6 lakh crore.
10 Apr 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaBreaking myths about Aadhaar: What's true, what's not?
The Modi-government has gradually extended the scope of Aadhaar and made it mandatory for various social welfare schemes, to the criticism of many.
01 Mar 2017
MumbaiAAI cuts down staff salaries by 80%
Airports Authority of India (AAI) reduced the February salaries of its staff without notifying them with any prior warning.
07 Jan 2017
Donald TrumpHow robots threaten Trump's Ford plant victory
Ford's $700 million investment in its Michigan factory will help create 700 jobs.
20 Dec 2016
IndiaMaking India business-friendly
The government is keen to ensure that India soon ranks among the top 50 countries with respect to doing business.
25 Nov 2016
Narendra ModiPrime Minister visits Bhatinda in Punjab
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bhatinda, Punjab today to lay the foundation stone for a All India Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Bhatinda.
02 Nov 2016
IndiaNearly $100 billion more required for Modi's clean energy drive
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious clean energy drive requires another $100 billion more to help finance the targets, according to reports.
29 Oct 2016
Pakistan NewsAsian Development Bank declines funding for Pakistan dam
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has refused to provide funding for Pakistan's $14 billion Diamer-Bhasha dam project on Indus river located in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (PoK).
14 Oct 2016
FlipkartIconic toy brand, Hamleys, to expand in India
Britain based Hamleys, a toy shop retail major, will be opening six more stores in India by March 2017.
10 Oct 2016
SwedenEconomics Nobel Prize winners: Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström
The 2016 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to the 68-year-old British economist and Harvard Professor Oliver Hart and 67-year-old Finnish economist and MIT Professor Bengt Holmström.
07 Oct 2016
ISISWorld Bank study of ISIS militant group has surprising conclusions
The World Bank conducted a study (WB Study) into the backgrounds, education levels and other socio-economic factors of Islamic militant recruits.
07 Oct 2016
IndiaConflicts straying Pakistan from critical socio-economic issues
India and Pakistan are facing some serious tensions primarily due to the recent conflicts along the border.
29 Sep 2016
HIVWorld Bank confirms re-appointment of Jim Yong Kim as President
The World Bank announced that Jim Yong Kim has been re-appointed as the President.
13 Aug 2016
West BengalNitin Gadkari lays foundation of multi-modal terminal at Varanasi
Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone of a Rs.211-crore multi-modal terminal at Varanasi on Friday and flagged-off trial-run of two vessels.
03 Aug 2016
IndiaErratic rains but food grain output up
Shortage of water in reservoirs and rainfall playing spoil-sport didn't adversely impact food-grain production.
