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The notice comes just days after Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad warned the social media giant Facebook of stringent action for any attempt to influence polls through data theft. (Photo: PTI/File)

Centre okays ordinance to amend law on commercial disputes to boost...

Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad refused to give details saying the ordinance is yet to get the President's nod.

3 May 2018 6:30 AM IST

According to the last World Bank report 2017, Indias ranking improved by just one notch to 130 from a revised rank of 131 previous year.

India and World Bank sign USD 200 million loan deal

The project will include investments in improving the skills and capacities of ICDS staff and community nutrition...

7 May 2018 7:41 PM IST

India has the potential to innovate on the lines of Silicon Valley but it needs to do more for expanding the innovation ecosystem as it aspires to become a middle income country, World Bank India head Junaid Kamal Ahmad said today.

India doing well, 85 pc have access to electricity: World Bank

India is all set to achieve universal access to electricity before 2030 target date, says World Bank

4 May 2018 1:12 PM IST

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Indus Water Treaty: Pak asked to forcefully pursue violations with...

The last round of talks between India and Pakistan over the issue was facilitated by the World Bank in Washington in...

3 May 2018 5:57 PM IST

he CMO statement said that Fadnavis was bestowed with the Outstanding Leadership in Development Award from Georgetown University and Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC. (Photo: @Dev_Fadnavis/Twitter)

Maharashtra CM seeks World Bank assistance for state projects

Fadnavis sought assistance from World Bank for Mumbai Metropolitan Region Multimodal Transport Corridor, Rural...

15 Jun 2018 4:26 PM IST

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World Bank may fund Virar-Alibaug corridor

The detailed project report (DPR) will be ready by the end of June while the project will be completed by 2024.

14 Jun 2018 5:30 AM IST

Estimates suggest health savings from reduced air pollution may be between 1.4-2.5 times greater than cost of climate change mitigation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Climate change could shave off 2.8 per cent of GDP by 2050: World Bank

States in central, northern and north-western parts of India emerge as most vulnerable to changes in average temperature...

29 Jun 2018 9:18 AM IST

The government is considering converting GST Network- which is handling the IT infrastructure of the new indirect tax regime - into a state-owned company, an official source said.

One year of GST: Still much room for improvement

The World Bank notes that 28 per cent is the second highest among 115 nations that have GST, and the highest in Asia.

26 Jun 2018 12:21 AM IST

According to the last World Bank report 2017, Indias ranking improved by just one notch to 130 from a revised rank of 131 previous year.

World Bank forecasts 7.3 per cent growth for India

India's growth potential is about 7 per cent, and it is currently growing at a pace above its potential.

6 Jun 2018 3:06 PM IST

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the National Policy on Biofuels which allows doping of ethanol produced from damaged foodgrains, rotten potatoes, corn and sugar beet with petrol to cut oil imports by Rs 4,000 crore this year alone.

It's time the govt took a serious look at economy

The World Bank in its draft World Development Report 2019 said in India the formal sector or industry pays twice as much...

4 Jun 2018 5:45 AM IST

Mr Gupta said that exports should be out rightly kept out of the purview of GST as paying the tax first and getting refund is cumbersome and is affecting exports.

Customs want World Bank to consider cargo clearance in doing ranking

The new ranking is expected to be released in October.

12 Aug 2018 12:01 PM IST

A growing area of research called solid-state thermoelectrics aims to capture that waste heat inside specially designed materials to generate power and increase overall energy efficiency. (Representational image)

Govt, EESL, World Bank sign pact to boost energy efficiency in India

The programme will help tackle the financing, awareness, technical and capacity barriers faced by new energy efficiency...

28 Aug 2018 3:20 PM IST