WHO sending in more medical supplies and assisting the arrival of foreign...
WHO is surging additional medical supplies and health workers into the earthquake-affected region to help the Government of Nepal provide rapid medical assistance to the thousands who have been injured...
View ArticleWith Economy on an Upturn, India Needs to Unlock Investments to Accelerate...
New Delhi, April 28, 2015 – The Indian economy has turned the corner, says the latest India Development Update of the World Bank. Aided by a supportive external environment, in particular the sharp...
View ArticleAmerican Moms More Likely to Die Than Peers in Developed Countries: U.S....
Rana, 35, lives in Nehru Place, New Delhi, alongside her two other sisters, their children and husbands. They live on a small plot of land, which belongs to a third party, and are routinely threatened...
View ArticleUNFPA and IPPF to partner in providing Sexual and Reproductive Health...
May 06, 2015: New Delhi/ Kathmandu/ London:The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) have entered into a partnership to ensure that the need for...
View ArticleGovernment of India and World Bank Sign $248 Million Agreement to Improve...
NEW DELHI, May 11, 2015 - The Government of India, the Government of Punjab and the World Bank today signed a $248 million loan agreement for the Punjab Rural Water and Sanitation Sector Improvement...
View ArticleRuptula Returns to School Safely
Ruptula* survived trafficking, thanks to the training of World Vision and the support of the local Counter Trafficking Committee (CTC). Her journey took her from her hometown, to Dhaka, Delhi, and...
View ArticleProject Signing: Government of India and World Bank sign $300 Million Loan...
NEW DELHI, May 28, 2015 - The Government of India, the Government of Tamil Nadu and the World Bank today signed a $300 million loan agreement for the Second Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project to improve...
View ArticleGovernment of India and World Bank Sign $400 Million Agreement to Improve...
NEW DELHI, June 03, 2015 - The Government of India, the Government of Tamil Nadu and the World Bank today signed a $400 million loan agreement for the Tamil Nadu Sustainable Urban Development Project...
View ArticleAccess Campaign: MSF launches global campaign urging India to protect access...
New Delhi/ Geneva – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today launched a global campaign urging Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stand strong in the face of intensifying pressure from the United...
View ArticleCisco Announces New Investments to Expand Its Presence in India and Deepen...
New Delhi, India, June 18, 2015: Today Cisco announced new investments in India, underpinning Cisco's commitment to helping India become a world leader in manufacturing and further fueling the...
View ArticleEscorts Partners With Cognizant to Digitally Transform its Businesses
NEW DELHI, June 24, 2015 / / -- Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) today announced a strategic relationship with Escorts Limited, one of India's leading engineering conglomerates, to modernize Escorts'...
View ArticleWorld Bank Approves $650 Million for the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor...
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2015 – The World Bank Board today approved $650 million towards the third loan for the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (a freight-only rail line) that will help faster and more...
View ArticleMasterCard Announces Two New Senior Leadership Appointments in Asia Pacific
Singapore, July, 6, 2015 – MasterCard today announced the appointment of Porush Singh as Division President for South Asia while Julienne Loh has been appointed to the role of Senior Vice President and...
View ArticleIPPF-SPRINT Initiative to provide humanitarian assistance to the Burundi...
July 07, 2015: New Delhi/Nairobi: The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)through The SPRINT Initiative is providing humanitarian assistance and sexual and reproductive health services in...
View ArticleProject Signing: Government of India and World Bank Sign $250 Million Project...
NEW DELHI, July 16, 2015 - The Government of India, the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the World Bank today signed a $250 million credit agreement for the Andhra Pradesh Disaster Recovery Project to...
View ArticleIBM Expands Reach to African Entrepreneurs with Innovation Space @ iHub
At the Global Entrepreneurship Summit co-hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama in Kenya this weekend, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced a new innovation and collaboration space at iHub – the heart of Nairobi’s...
View ArticlePVR Cinemas Plans to Install Dolby Atmos in 50 Screens in India
NEW DELHI--( )-- PVR Ltd., the largest multiplex chain in India, today announced plans to install Dolby Atmos® in 50 of its cinema screens across the country over the next two years. read more
View ArticleProject Signing: Government of India and World Bank Sign a $250 Million...
NEW DELHI, August 7, 2015 – The Government of India, the Government of Bihar and the World Bank today signed a $250 million credit agreement to improve the quality of elementary school teachers in...
View ArticleProject Signing: Government of India and World Bank Sign Additional Financing...
NEW DELHI, August 11, 2015 – The Government of India, the Government of Odisha, the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the World Bank Board today signed an agreement for US$ 104 million additional...
View ArticleProject Signing: Government of India and World Bank Sign Agreement for Second...
NEW DELHI, August 11, 2015 – The Government of India, the Governments of Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and West Bengal and the World Bank Board today signed a US$ 308.40 million...
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