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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicWorld Bank

Topic: World Bank

World Bank to support India’s transition to high-middle income nation

PTI -
It is expected to bring in $ 25-30 billion in financial support for India from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Extreme poverty in the world is declining, but not fast enough: World Bank

ThePrint Team -
Despite progress, poverty rates remain high in countries affected by conflict and political upheaval, says World Bank study.

India, Pakistan set to resume Indus Water Treaty talks in Lahore on 29-30 August

PTI -
The talks will be the first official engagement between the two countries since Imran Khan became Pakistan's prime minister.

The Modi govt should be pleased with the IMF report on Indian economy

TN Ninan -
While the Fund is critical of the note ban and MSP on farm products, it is generally bullish about the prospects of 7.75% growth in the medium term.

Congress gave rural India populist slogans, PM Modi has delivered the goods: Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley -
The minister says that Narendra Modi has ensured that rural India and the less privileged get the first right of resources.

Not educating girls costs the world $30 trillion, or the GDP of a dozen Indias

Lalit K Jha -
According to the World Bank, on average, women with a secondary education earn almost twice as much as those with none. 

Poverty figures drop by 50 million, India on way to become middle-income nation: Study

Kaveesha Kohli -
Study based on World Bank data says the drop happened in past two years, but Congress govt's NREGA scheme also played its part.

India’s GDP may see 2.8% dip by 2050 due to climate change: World Bank

Kaveesha Kohli -
Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh to be the worst affected, with a severe fall in living standards, says report.

Pakistan news channel claims Kulsoom Nawaz’s critical health a ‘drama’

ThePrint Team -
Here’s what’s happening across the border: 43.9 million Pakistani civilians hold firearms; QB’s desi-fied version of anthem FIFA takes Pakistan by storm.

Indian vaccine exports take ill as they are not immune to Chinese competition bug

Himani Chandna -
Indian vaccine exports have been falling steadily since 2015-16 even as the global market has been expanding under the threat of new pandemics.
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Opinion

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

+TFP Ashutosh Varshney -
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

Radhika Yadav’s murder proves the khap panchayat never left—it just moved back into the family

Bihar ADG linking farmers to rising crime uncalled for. Data just doesn’t support such claims

Economy

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Defence

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

National Interest

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Shekhar Gupta -
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.

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