JK Chief Minister concern about degradation of forests and water-bodies in J&K State

Vijay Kumar 6 months ago Region: India

                       Srinagar,May 18  - JK Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday called for ... more

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Global economy is likely to shrink for the first time since World War II

Gayathri 8 months ago Region: United States

The World Bank has said that the global economy is likely to shrink for the first time since World War II, with growth at least five percentage point below potential and likely to have long-term implications for developing... more

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A ride to the moon

Shantanud a year ago Region: India

Last week, I was on my way to Champa, a small sized town in Chattisgarh. After I reached Raipur, my host told me that we would be staying over in Raipur for the night and then proceed in the morning. In the morning , I w... more

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Satyam Computers banned from work with World Bank

Sensation a year ago Region: United States

Satyam Computer Services has been banned from doing any off-shore work with the World Bank after the Bank's forensic experts discovered that spy software was installed on workstations inside the bank's Washington headquart... more

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UN-Owned Company Assisting Mujuru’s Company

Charles Rukuni a year ago Region: Zimbabwe

  A United Nations sponsored company based in Johannesburg has been providing assistance to a mine owned by one of President Robert Mugabe’s top lieutenants for the past four years in what appears to be a breac... more

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India, Home to One Third of the World's Poor

Rama Kant Mishra a year ago Region: India

India has many distinction of being in the numbered list of many categories. However, this distinction is bit awestruck. The recent trend in the world have suggested that Indian economy is resurrecting and many sectors lik... more

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Kyrgyz Clean Water Project Under Scrutiny

IWPR a year ago Region: Kyrgyzstan

Critics highlight flaws in major project to provide drinking water in rural areas, but public reluctance to pay for upkeep is part of the problem. By Elina Karakulova in Bishkek A shortage of clean drinking water in Kyrg... more

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World Bank Urges Immediate Resolution To Food Crisis In The Wake Of Violence

Jacob Cherian a year ago Region: District of Columbia

Washington, DC (Marketsblog) - According to several emerging reports, officials of the World Bank and finance ministers across the world are gathering to come up with a solution for surging global food prices that's causin... more

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Public Tribunal Against World Bank and IMF formed

Razu Ahmed a year ago Region: Bangladesh

Leftist political parties, mass organizations and individuals of Bangladesh announced to formation of a People’s Tribunal against the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB)... more

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Wolfowitz: A victim of organizational politics?

Al Jeratso 2 years ago Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Nobody can tell how Paul Wolfowitz  felt when he stepped down as president of the World Bank. Perhaps, some critics inside the World Bank are overjoyed that he had finally succumbed to pressures. As gleaned,... more

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