Pakistan is home to nearly half of the people living in extreme poverty across the MENAAP region. The World Bank says poverty has increased amid inflation, economic instability and climate-related shocks.
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Friday that the government is set to launch a Rs 8,300 crore, seven-year ‘Clean Air, Healthy Delhi’ project to tackle air pollution with support from the World Bank and other multilateral institutions. She said the Environment Department’s ambitious Rs 8,300 crore project aims to accelerate the.
Chandigarh: Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Kewal Singh Dhillon has written to World Bank Group President Ajay Banga, acknowledging his remarks on the state’s rural economy. Focus on Punjab’s rural economic challenges In a letter, Dhillon said Banga’s observations had opened an important conversation on Punjab’s economic realities, one that deserved thoughtful engagement rather.
CHANDIGARH: In a defining milestone in Punjab’s education journey, the Bhagwant Mann Government has launched Punjab Sikhya Kranti 2.0, a transformative new phase of school education reform with a total investment of ₹3,500 crore over the next six years. The initiative aims to deepen structural reforms in government schools and align Punjab’s education ecosystem with global.
Washington: The World Bank on Tuesday kept India’s economic growth projection at 6.3 per cent for FY 2025-26, as the country remains the fastest growing economy globally. “In the next two fiscal years, starting in FY2026/27, growth is expected to recover to 6.6 per cent a year, on average, partly supported by robust services activity.
New Delhi: While the World Bank’s revision to global poverty estimates led to a global increase in the count of extreme poverty by 125 million, India emerged as a statistical outlier in a positive direction, according to the government’s factsheet analysis. The World Bank recently raised the International Poverty Line (IPL) from USD 2.15 to.
Dhaka: Bangladesh is set to receive $600 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and $500 million from the World Bank by December, according to Finance Secretary Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder. He shared this information during a press conference on Tuesday, celebrating the interim government’s first 100 days in office, as reported by Xinhua news agency..
