Prez invokes Ram temple, Art 370 in Parl speech

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said the centuries-old desire to build a Ram temple in Ayodhya has now become reality as she listed the achievements of the Modi government over the past 10......

India to get $ 1.5 bn loan from ADB to buy Covid vax

The Asian Development Bank has approved a US$ 1.5 billion (around Rs 11,185 crore) loan to India for COVID-19 vaccine procurement. IMAGE: A beneficiary receives a dose of Covid-19 vaccine in......

India saw 23.5 lakh pollution deaths in 2019, highest in world

India saw over 23.5 lakh premature deaths due to pollution of all types -- including 16.7 lakh fatalities caused by air pollution -- in 2019, the highest among all countries globally, according to......

$ 325m WB loan for Indian water project

The World Bank has approved a $ 325 million loan for India to fund a major water project in Maharashtra.Michael Carter, the bank's country director for India, said the project would improve water......

World's top thinker's take on what ails India

India needs to tackle three major problems if it wants to post good growth, says an economist at the World Bank. Deepa Narayan, who has been called one of the top thinkers in the world by......

India in forefront of poverty reduction: World Ban

Although the pace of economic growth in most nations that are World Bank's borrowers has been robust during the last five years, the multilateral financial body's programmes aimed at reducing......

India gets 46th spot in global trade logistics performance

Countries like India, China and the US, which pursued aggressive reforms, have improved their global trade logistics performance despite the slowdown in progress in the sector over the last two......

Growth leads to debt sustainability, says Economic Survey

Making a case for an optimal fiscal stance, the Economic Survey on Friday said growth leads to debt sustainability and not necessarily vice-versa. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com "This is......