100 terrorists killed in J-K this yearAccording to Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, a terrorist linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, Adil Parray was involved in the...
12 Jun, 2022, 10.39 PM IST
World Bank appoints its India head as VP, Operations at Multilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyAhmad -- who as Vice President, Operations would head the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) -- is the second Bangladeshi nati...
26 Feb, 2022, 05.46 PM IST
BBIN countries in South Asia can be economic growth pole of sub-region: World Bank India headIt is time that connectivity should be used for development in BBIN (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal) countries and the World Bank is a...
09 Mar, 2021, 08.37 PM IST
GoI, Naga govt, WB sign $68 million project to enhance governance of schools across NagalandThe Nagaland: Enhancing Classroom Teaching and Resources Project will improve classroom instruction; create opportunities for the professio...
23 Feb, 2021, 09.29 PM IST
Infra sector firms want renegotiation of EPC contracts amid rise in input cost; lenders oppose"The contract is sacrosanct. It's the contract against which we provide finance," State Bank of India general manager for project finance S...
08 Jan, 2021, 02.45 PM IST
Fifteenth Finance Commission's high level group on health to work with World Bank on recommendations for health sectorGiven its importance in the context of the pandemic, NK Singh, chairman of the FC, said for the first time the commission’s final report wo...
07 Jul, 2020, 07.38 PM IST
World Bank approves $750 million fund to support Covid-hit MSMEsThis programme will address the immediate liquidity and credit needs of some 1.5 million viable MSMEs to help them withstand the impact of ...
02 Jul, 2020, 06.43 AM IST
World Bank approves $1 billion to support India's fight against Covid-19Covid has hit India and the world in unprecedented ways, said Junaid Ahmad, World Bank Country Director in India. These measures, intended ...
15 May, 2020, 11.47 PM IST
Hope monetary and fiscal stimulus will keep India's growth above 0%: World Bank'World Bank working with govt to support economic stabilisation around MSMEs'
15 May, 2020, 04.53 PM IST
After $1 billion health package, World Bank lines up more for IndiaFunds over $1 billion may be granted for social protection, economic recovery to fight Covid-19 pandemic.
04 Apr, 2020, 01.27 PM IST
WB, Sidbi, UN arm, Tatas launch Women's Livelihood BondsWomen's Livelihood Bonds (WLB) will offer an annual coupon of 3 per cent and will have a tenure of five years.
19 Feb, 2019, 08.44 PM IST
Kashmir: LeT terrorists kill 6 cops, then mutilate faces with bulletsThe attack took place within hours of the killing of a top LeT militant, Junaid Mattoo, elsewhere in Anantnag district.
13 Jul, 2018, 01.18 PM IST
Create a commuter railway company to manage city's locals: World Bank officialMultilateral body's official made the point while stressing on the need to create strong public institutions, rather than the 'project by p...
18 Mar, 2018, 02.41 PM IST
DBT has shown mixed results for education system: World Bank officialCiting the huge impact of conditional grant in improving enrolment of girls in secondary education in his home country Bangladesh, he stres...
12 Nov, 2017, 02.57 PM IST
3 LeT overground workers held from Shopian: Jammu and Kashmir PoliceActing on a tip-off, a joint 'naka' (checkpost) of the state police and Army's 62 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) unit was set up near Nagbal, in the...
05 Aug, 2017, 06.09 PM IST
Jharkhand ready to take off in development horizon: World Bank"Jharkhand is ready to take off in developmental horizon and the World Bank is ready to be long term partner and extend technical help to t...
11 Apr, 2017, 10.33 PM IST
Bangladesh's Junaid Ahmad new World Bank head in IndiaHailing from Bangladesh, Ahmad was Chief of Staff to the World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim before being elevated to the current posit...
20 Sep, 2016, 02.25 PM IST