Centre signs US $200 million loan deal with World Bank for POSHAN Abhiyaan
Amount to be used as financial aid to reduce stunting among children
World Bank pulls out of Amaravati construction project
The Bank, which was to lend $300 million to the project has said it will no longer be involved, given the project’s non-compliance of its …
World Bank to lend $1 billion to India’s solar programme
This is the Bank’s largest ever support for solar power in any country
Gas flaring: An emission that escapes global attention
Gas flaring results in 400 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent emission every year and hit highest levels in a decade recently
कोरोनावायरस के चलते 2021 तक गरीबी के चरम स्तर पर होंगे 15 करोड़ अतिरिक्त लोग
यह आंकड़ा वर्ल्ड बैंक द्वारा अप्रैल में लगाए गए अनुमान का लगभग दोगुना है
COVID-19 impact: World will have 150 million ‘new extreme poor people’ in 2021
This is nearly twice the number of ‘new extreme poor’ estimated by the World Bank in April 2020
World Bank staff calls for ‘open’ system of presidential selection
The move comes even as the global body called for nominations to select a new president after Jim Yong Kim resigned recently
World bodies release new principles on cost-effective carbon pricing schemes
New World Bank Report states that carbon-pricing schemes are worth US $50 billion
Wake Up World Bank
Absolute immunity leads to impunity, and that foments lack of transparency and the reluctance to be held accountable
Development banks, industry say they are climate ready
Multilateral development banks reaffirm their pledge to boost climate financing ahead of Ban Ki-moon’s Climate Summit; a report says big …