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To meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets by 2030, countries must safeguard the gains already attained and accelerate efforts to achieve affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. WASHINGTON, May 28, 2020 — Despite accelerated progress over the past decade, the world will fall short of ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At the One Planet Summit in Paris today, the World Bank announced that it will end financing for upstream oil and gas after 2019. This marks a precedent-setting shift for the world’s best-known development finance institution. For decades, the World Bank has been a major financier of oil and gas extraction and …
Today AAEA President Jayson Lusk was announced as the 2017 recipient of the Borlaug CAST Communication Award. CAST (The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology) presents the award annually for “outstanding achievement by a scientist, engineer, technologist, or other professional working in the agricultural, environmental, or …
Panchayats & Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal With the objective to strengthen Gram Panchayat as an institution and improve upon the civic service, the Institutional Strengthening of Gram Panchayats (ISGP) Project was launched by Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal with financial assistance from the World Bank (IDA) in 2010. The …
More than 500 million rural people to gain access to toilets and other sanitation facilities with a focus on behavior change New Delhi, December 16, 2015 – The World Bank has approved a US$1.5 billion loan for the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) Support Operation Project to support the Government of India in its efforts to …
The World Bank report, “Assessment of State Implementation of Business Reforms”, shows that West Bengal is ranked 11th among the 32 States and Union Territories surveyed. In this context, on behalf of The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, President Mr. Ambarish Dasgupta said: “The report gives a fair idea as to where the states stand and brought …
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurates the bank in Kolkata Kolkata, August 23, 2015: Shri Arun Jaitley, Hon’ble Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, today inaugurated India’s newest bank, Bandhan Bank Ltd, at the Science City Auditorium in Kolkata, at a function attended by regulators, policy makers and luminaries …
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 …
Ever since the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections were announced, surprising change in sentiment towards India as an investment destination has been witnessed, Huge FII money has flowed into Dalal Street, in May alone FII’s have invested Rs. 14006.1 crores and for calendar year 2014 the figure stands at Rs. 45804.3 crores for the …