World Bank

India Accounts For 11% Of Global Road Accidents: World Bank Report

New Delhi: India currently has 1% of the total volume of vehicles around the world, but accounts for as much…

February 14, 2021

Centre Signs Pact With World Bank To Improve School Education In Odisha, 5 Other States

New Delhi: The central government signed a $500 million Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Programme (STARS) with the World…

January 30, 2021

World Bank Okays $500 Million Education Loan For Odisha, Five Other States

New Delhi: The World Bank (WB) has approved $500 million (about Rs 3,700 crore) loan to improve quality and governance…

June 29, 2020

Indian Economy To Shrink By 3.2% In FY20-21: World Bank

New Delhi: The World Bank (WB) has projected India’s economic growth to fall by 3.2 % in the 2020-21 fiscal…

June 9, 2020

World Bank Lends Rs 2,400 Cr To Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Work Bank would be extending support to the Odisha government with a total project outlay of Rs 2,400…

February 17, 2020

World Bank Delegation In Puri To Assess Fani Damage

Puri: A delegation of the World Bank arrived in Puri on Sunday to assess the damage caused by extremely severe…

May 26, 2019

Naveen Proposes UN To Set Up Disaster Mitigation & Recovery Centre In Odisha

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

May 15, 2019

Electrification Rate At 63 Per Cent In Odisha: World Bank

Bhubaneswar: Despite rapid progress made in recent years, a World Bank report has said that power shortage remains a key…

December 15, 2018

‘Poor Feedback Cause Of Odisha’s Slide In Ease Of Doing Business Ranking’

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

July 11, 2018

Pact Inked with World Bank for 119 Million USD for Odisha higher education project

New Delhi: A financing agreement for IBRD loan of US $ 119 million (equivalent) for the 'Odisha Higher Education Programme…

November 7, 2017