How A United South Asia Can Beat Air Pollution
At a recent meeting for the launch of a new World Bank report on air…
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India May Soon See Heat Waves Beyond Limit Of Human Survival: WB Report
(Source: PTI) Severe heat waves, responsible for thousands of deaths across India over the last…
Global Recession Looms In 2023: World Bank
The global economy may face a recession next year caused by an aggressive wave of…
Review: World Bank Report Promotes Dialogue On Rivers
The Restless River: Yarlung Tsangpo-Siang-Brahmaputra-Jamuna is a report you should save on your computer’s hard…
World Bank Freezes Aid To Afghanistan After Taliban Takeover
The World Bank has suspended aid to Afghanistan, saying it is “deeply concerned” by the…
Pandemic Pushed 32 Mn Indians Out Of Middle Class
Financial woes brought by last year’s coronavirus pandemic have pushed about 32 million Indians out…
India’s Coronavirus Infections Surge To 6.23 Million
India’s coronavirus case tally surged to 6.23 million after it reported 80,472 new infections in…
Pandemic Panel Slams Collective Failure To Heed Warnings
A collective failure by political leaders to heed warnings and prepare for an infectious disease…
Covid-19 Cost Jobs At A Third Of Small Firms Open In May
One small firm in three around the world was obliged to cut jobs to stay…
Covid-19 Crisis Could Plunge Half A Billion Into Poverty: Oxfam
The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked…
Global Shortage Of Medical Equipment To Fight Covid-19: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned of a global shortage and price gouging…
India Plans New Law To Protect Foreign Investment
India is planning a new law to safeguard foreign investment by speeding up dispute resolution,…
FATF Asia-Pacific Group Puts Pakistan In Terror ‘Blacklist’: Officials
The Asia Pacific Group (APG) of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global watchdog…
‘In Line With Int’l Agencies’: Govt Defends GDP Figures after Ex-CEA Arvind Subramanian Claims Over-estimation
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said that the GDP estimates released by it are based on accepted procedures, methodologies and available data and objectively measure the contribution of various sectors in the economy.