The World Bank has decided to extend an additional soft loan of $ 1.05 billion (Rs 4,772 crore) to the government to improve the quality of education under two major schemes on elementary and technical education.
'Dayanand never needed an occasion to be present -- just a reason. And I've never had to look far when I needed a shoulder,' says Arun Khanna.
India does not feature in the top 100 countries on eight of the 10 indicators of the World Bank study.
By today's standards, when the cynicism about the corrupt system is rampant, New Delhi Times seems mild. But it was upsetting enough to have problems with film distributors. Even television refused to run it. Deepa Gahlot re-introduces you to this 1986 classic.
The report said that 1.2 billion people are still living in extreme poverty across the world.
The giant statue of Sardar Vallabhai Patel is most impressive and a trip to the viewing gallery on top is the high point of a trip to Kevadia, Gujarat.
'This is not just about Modi saying it, every Indian should say this -- if we want India to become the third-largest economy, every political party and every leader, keeping aside their hesitations, must work in the nation's interest and awaken the spirit of Swadeshi among the people'
As a result, the global investment in developed countries will triple in the next two decades.
India's economy is expected to grow 6.4-6.7 per cent during the current financial year driven by strong domestic demand, even as geopolitical uncertainty poses downside risks, the newly appointed CII president Rajiv Memani said on Thursday.
'India's letter to Pakistan on April 24 (2025; two days after the Pahalgam terrorist attack) didn't tear up the treaty -- but it did put it on ice.'
World Bank expects India to absorb the oil price shocks and remain unaffected from the depreciation of the US dollar against the rupee.
Glimpses from around the world that will make you smile and cry.
The State Department remarks came as the World Bank started the process to select its new head, who would replace it current President, Robert Zoellick.
Head coach Brendon McCullum and spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel were seen having a long conversation with Ali.
The government should use interest rates for more than administrative measures to handle economic growth in the long term.
Trump's new rules for how countries should treat him have led to the current breakdown in India-US relations, explains Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
World Bank says India has bright prospects.
The two countries will also account for almost half the global manufacturing investment.
East Asia's emerging economies are projected to grow by 6 per cent this year as policy makers face the delicate challenge of responding to a reduced pace of global trade expansion, the World Bank said on Wednesday.
The foreign degree no longer sells itself, families are doing the math, and for many, the numbers just don't add up.
World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick will visit Bihar on January 10, 2011, officials said on Tuesday.
'India will jump 30-40 places in the World Bank ranking of ease of doing business next year.'
'For 40 years, India valued only technical skills. IITs, coding -- that became everything.' 'Soft skills were sidelined. But those are the skills that will keep you employable now, not technical skills.'
World Bank, which plans to invest $1 billion a year in India's transport sector, on Friday proposed a separate 'road maintenance fund' through fuel tax and user charges for development of highways.
The World Bank on Thursday forecast a 6.7 per cent growth rate for India by next fiscal as exports and private investment are projected to strengthen and provide a boost to growth.
India will use around one-fourth of the $3.8 billion loan received from World Bank this year to improve healthcare services for women and children, besides fighting HIV/AIDS and TB.
"Growth is expected to moderate gradually in China... pick up in India, and remain broadly stable in the Asean-5 region."
'They wanted the city to be a great business hub. They didn't like the fact that taxes collected in Bombay would go outside the city.'
Weeks after India placed the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan has signalled its willingness to discuss New Delhi's long-standing concerns about the treaty, sources said.
The Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihood Improvement Project will conserve biodiversity, while improving rural livelihoods by applying culturally appropriate and tested participatory approaches to support opportunities for improving rural livelihoods, the Bank said in a statement.
It is time for India to raise its voice not just through military prowess, but through professionalism, principled voting and partnerships, asserts Deepak Mishra.
No experts, clearly, were involved in the design of these new tariffs, which have been the subject of bemused wonderment across the world in how completely they ignore logic, rationality, fairness, and economic theory, observes Mihir S Sharma.
The deal fell through over unresolved disagreements over contentious issues, mainly on agriculture and automotive sector tariffs.
A report stated that despite initial setbacks from demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax, "all in all" the Indian economy has done well.
With the new Indian government showing signs of economic reforms and brings in transparency in governance, the World Bank feels that the world's third-largest economy could achieve a growth rate of 5.5 per cent this year as compared to 4.7 per cent last year.
... but warned that unsatisfactory development in rural areas of the country and corruption in some states posed major challenges for economic growth.\n\n
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