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Project to mobilize ease of access to finance for demand side energy efficient initiatives New Delhi, March 31, 2015 – The World Bank and the Government of India today signed a $43 million grant and guarantee agreement towards the Partial Risk Sharing Facility for Energy Efficiency (PRSF) project, that will help enterprises and Energy Service …
New Delhi, March 02, 2015 The World Bank today approved a $500 million loan for the MSME Growth Innovation and Inclusive Finance Project to improve access to finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) working in the manufacturing and services sector at an early stage. In India, MSMEs account for more than 80 …
New Delhi, January 20, 2015: Jobs and migration are supporting considerable upward mobility among both the poor and the vulnerable sections of the population in India. Households from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes considered together experienced upward mobility comparable to that of the rest of the population, says a new World Bank report. …
About 7.8 million rural people are expected to directly benefit from the project NEW DELHI, January 07, 2014 – The government of India and the World Bank today signed a $500 million credit agreement to improve piped water supply and sanitation services through decentralized delivery systems in the states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. …
New Delhi, January 07, 2014 – The World Bank has approved a $500 million credit for the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) Project for Low Income States to improve piped water supply and sanitation services through decentralized delivery systems in the Indian states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. Today, only 31% of …
Over 17,000 families to benefit from construction of hazard-resilient houses New Delhi, 11 November, 2013 The government of India and the World Bank today signed a $236 million credit agreement to help increase the resilience of coastal communities to a range of hazards by enhancing mitigation measures along coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The Tamil …
Environmental degradation in India, costing 5.7% of GDP each year, can be reduced significantly NEW DELHI, July 17, 2013 India can make green growth a reality by putting in place strategies to reduce environmental degradation at the minimal cost of 0.02% to 0.04% of average annual GDP growth rate. According to a new World …
First strategy with goals on reducing extreme poverty, raising shared prosperity New Delhi, April 12, 2013 – The new World Bank Group strategy for India shifts support significantly to low-income states, where most of the poor live, and is the institution’s first country strategy to set specific goals on reducing poverty and increasing prosperity. Discussed …