Mumbai: World Bank's country head for India Auguste Tano Kouame on Tuesday met Maharahstra's Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ...

Secondary prevention medications for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are underused globally and additional strategies to increase their use are needed to improve CVD management and reduce premature ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India will focus on boosting middle-class spending power, encouraging inclusive development and boosting private investment to strengthen growth, Finance Minister Nirmala ...

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday addressed joint session of Parliament ahead of the Budget 2025. In her speech, she ...

Whether drying seeds with computer fans or fashioning water filters from barrels, a global agriculture ministry combats ...

India’s economic growth is expected to remain steady for the next two fiscal years, beginning April 2025, said a World Bank report on growth estimates for South Asia. The World Bank said that ...

India's urban population is rapidly growing, with over 500 million living in urban areas. The government is prioritizing urban development ... according to Auguste Tano Kouame, World Bank’s Country ...

The fiscal deficit in India is expected to shrink continuously, driven by growing tax revenues, according to the latest World Bank report. The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started ...

The World Bank attributed the drop in India's growth rate from 8.2 per cent in 2023-24 to 6.5 per cent in the current fiscal year to "a slowdown in investment and weak manufacturing growth".

However, Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal denied the World Bank's assertion, stating that the 5E Framework and the home-grown economic plan have been blended and are backed by ...

The World Bank, in its report released on Thursday, highlighted that South Asia's growth is expected to rise to 6.2 per cent in 2025-26, underpinned by India’s robust performance. "In India ...

This, however, would be a weaker performance than before the pandemic—and insufficient to foster the progress necessary to alleviate poverty and achieve wider development goals. The World Bank’s ...