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New Delhi: India currently has 1% of the total volume of vehicles around the world, but accounts for as much as 11 per cent of global road accidents, according to the World Bank. There…

New Delhi: The central government signed a $500 million Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Programme (STARS) with the World Bank on Friday to improve school education…

New Delhi: The World Bank (WB) has approved $500 million (about Rs 3,700 crore) loan to improve quality and governance of school education in Odisha and five other states in the country.…

New Delhi: The World Bank (WB) has projected India’s economic growth to fall by 3.2 % in the 2020-21 fiscal year due to the lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. “In India, growth…

Bhubaneswar: The Work Bank would be extending support to the Odisha government with a total project outlay of Rs 2,400 crore under the Development Policy Loan (DPL), media reports said.…

Puri: A delegation of the World Bank arrived in Puri on Sunday to assess the damage caused by extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani. According to sources, one team will assess the damage…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has proposed setting up of an International Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Recovery in Odisha. Speaking to the officials of the United…

Bhubaneswar: Despite rapid progress made in recent years, a World Bank report has said that power shortage remains a key challenge in India and the electrification rate in several states…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday attributed unsatisfactory feedback from industries to the further slide of the state in Ease of Doing Business Reforms ranking. Talking to…

New Delhi: A financing agreement for IBRD loan of US $ 119 million (equivalent) for the 'Odisha Higher Education Programme for Excellence & Equity (OHEPEE) Project' was signed with the…