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PM Modi gets wishes from world leaders on becoming India's longest-serving elected prime ministerPrime Minister Narendra Modi becomes India's longest-serving elected leader. World leaders are sending congratulations. They praise his gov...- 'I gave birth in the street': Conflict makes childbirth risky in parts of AfricaMothers in the Central African Republic face dire circumstances. Moreover, aid cuts have closed vital health services, forcing women to giv...
- Standardise documentation for advancing international mobility of skilled workers: NitiNiti Aayog proposes government action to boost skilled Indian worker mobility abroad. Key recommendations include formalizing contracts and...
- Bangladesh seeks $2 billion from development partners to meet energy demandBangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman sought a USD 2 billion fund from development partners to meet the country's immediate energy needs...
- Japan's 'Mr Yen', Masato Kanda, chosen as next ADB chiefMasato Kanda, Japan's former top currency diplomat known as "Mr. Yen", has been selected as the next president of the Asian Development Ban...
- India could become 3rd largest economy by 2027-28, extreme poverty in rural areas largely conquered: Arvind PanagariyaArvind Panagariya, Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission, predicts that India could become the world's third-largest economy by 2027-28 i...
- Pandemic reveals hidden poverty in wealthy JapanThe world's third-largest economy has seen a relatively small coronavirus outbreak so far, with around 4,500 deaths and largely without the...
- IIM Bengaluru's students can sign up for Yale courseThe SNOC is different from the popular massively open online courses (MOOCs) in that the former offers live classes with a virtual classroo...
- New rice flour may help get rid of global food povertyResearchers have developed a new, high-quality rice flour which they claim can help alleviate global food poverty.
- Japan unveils plans for fund to tackle child povertyThe move follows a law passed by parliament last year aimed at tackling an issue that critics say has long been swept under the carpet in J...
- Ricoh to partner Super30 founder Anand Kumar to provide quality education"In the first phase, we will focus on primary education and later take it forward in other directions, including environment education," Ta...
- India displaces Japan to become third-largest world economy in terms of PPP: World BankPurchasing Power Parity is used to compare economies and incomes of people by adjusting for differences in prices in different countries.
- India, Japan, South Korea join to avert Euro crisis damage in AsiaPointing out that Europe's crisis could be a major risk for the global economy, Japan stands ready to support Eurozone as much as possible.
- GDP not the sole indicator of growth, says ChinaChina today played down the significance of becoming the world's second largest economy next only to the US, saying it was still home to ov...
- China says outpacing Japan in second quarter not enoughChina hailed the country's economic might after it overtook world number two Japan in the second quarter but said it still had tens of mill...
- G8 finance ministers face credibility test: OxfamThe credibility of finance ministers from the G8 rich nations meeting in Japan is on the line as soaring food prices and climate change thr...
- The moral challenge of globalisationWhat’s the world’s greatest moral challenge, as judged by its capacity to inflict human tragedy?
- Japan to host Africa conference with eye on Asian rivalsJapan will hold a major conference on African development this week amid growing competition with its regional rivals for influence in the ...
- Japan to invest over Rs 8,500 cr in infrastructure projects in IndiaJapan has committed Rs 8,582 crore as assistance to develop nine infrastructure projects in India.
- ADB may need to reinvent itself in a growing regionWith 1.9 billion people in Asia living on $2 a day, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) faces tough challenges to balance its mission to help ...
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