India and the World Bank
Multidisciplinary Education and Research Improvement in Technical Education Project
The World Bank has recently given its approval for a substantial loan of USD 255.5 million to India, aiming to improve the quality of technical education in the country. This ambitious project is set to make a significant impact by ..
Tags: India and the World Bank • india-world bank • National Education Policy 2020
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2023
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Indus Water Treaty (IWT): India sends notice for modification
The Indus Water Treaty was signed between the Government of India and the Government of Pakistan in 1960. World Bank negotiated the treaty. According to the treaty, the waters of Beas, Ravi, and Sutlej are controlled by India, and the ..
Tags: Chenab • India and the World Bank • India- Pakistan • Indus • Jhelum
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
World Bank: Financing India’s Infrastructure Needs Report
The report titled “Financing India’s Infrastructure Needs: Constraints to Commercial Financing and Prospects for Policy Action” was released recently by the World Bank. What are the key findings of the report? To keep pace with the growing requirements of the ..
Tags: India and the World Bank • Urban Infrastructure • Urbanization
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
World Bank’s World Governance Indicators (WGI)
According to a presentation prepared in 2020, by the then Principal Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Finance, Sanjeev Sanyal, inputs that go into the making of the World Bank’s World Governance Indicators (WGI) are arbitrary. What is the presentation ..
Tags: Fitch • Governance • India and the World Bank • Moody • Moody's Analytics
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
World Bank Loan to West Bengal
The World Bank recently approved a loan of thousand crores of rupees for the West Bengal government. The loan amount is to be used in implementing 400 programmes run by the state government. Programmes The loan is to be used ..
Tags: Duare Sarkar • Government of West Bengal • India and the World Bank • Mamta Banerjee
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
World Bank: $150 million to Chennai’s Sustainable Urban Services
World Bank has approved about $150 million program to support Chennai’s Sustainable Urban Services and to turn it into a “world-class city”. Highlights This programme will fulfil Tamil Nadu’s vision of making Chennai into a city which is more green, ..
Tags: India and the World Bank • Sustainable Urban Services Program • World bank programme for Chennai • World Bank programme for Meghalaya