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Union minister Piyush Goyal

India jumps 73 spots to 26 rank in WB's power list: Goyal

Govt's rural electrification programme is proceeding swiftly, with over 13,000 villages electrified out of a total of...

14 May 2017 4:27 PM 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.

With solar power's use, India becomes front runner in fight against...

India has among the best conditions in the world to capture and use solar energy, World Bank said in a report.

8 July 2017 12:33 PM IST

World Leaders at G20 Summit. (Photo: AFP)

What is G20? All you need to know about leading powers' annual summit

The G20, first met for a summit in 2008 in Washington to discuss ways to achieve balanced and sustainable world economic...

5 July 2017 12:24 PM IST

World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva.

World Bank commits $100 mn for health project in Uttarakhand

One of components of project would entail engaging private sector for health services.

25 March 2017 7:55 PM IST

It was also decided that the Lower Kalnai and Pakal Dul projects will be inspected again.

Indus row: India agrees to redesign Miyar plant

Talks on 2 other disputed projects in US next month.

22 March 2017 12:42 AM IST

People visit a crowded market in Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo: AP/ File)

With rocketing population, Pak to conduct first census in 19 yrs

In 2015, the World Bank estimated Pakistan's population at 188.9 million but the country uses the official 1998 figure...

3 March 2017 8:45 AM IST

World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva (in white) in conversation with commuters in a Mumbai local train. (Photo: Twitter)

Mumbai: World Bank CEO visits Asia's largest slum Dharavi

During her first official visit to India, Georgevia will see the operations of bank-supported suburban rail system in...

1 March 2017 11:30 AM IST

Exporters may save upto Rs 15,000

Exporters may save upto Rs 15,000

India was among the 110 members of the 164-member World Trade Organisation who signed the TFA last week.

1 March 2017 6:28 AM IST

RBI kept interest rates unchanged despite calls for lowering it while it slashed the economic growth projection by half a per cent to 7.1 in the first policy review post demonetisation.

A blip on growth?

Perhaps former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's dire predictions aren't entirely misplaced.

13 Jan 2017 2:08 AM IST

World Bank predicts brief cut in Indias growth rate

World Bank predicts brief cut in India's growth rate

India maintains the distinction of being the fastest growing emerging market economies of the world, bypassing China.

12 Jan 2017 4:32 AM IST

China succeeded in bringing together various countries together on one platform for the OBOR project President Xi Jinping with leaders and delegates attending the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. (Photo: AP)

OBOR & India: Is China serious?

Sovereignty to them meant sovereignty for their own self and own state , and the rest did not matter.

22 May 2017 12:47 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

BJP govt scores high on hype, low on delivery

The failure to create jobs is another example of the yawning gap between promise and delivery.

21 May 2017 12:09 AM IST