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• Asian Development Outlook- April 2025

  <p>Weak consumption in the People&rsquo;s Republic of China will partly offset robust domestic demand in South Asia. Disinflation is expected to continue, driven by lower food and energy prices, along

  • 09/04/2025

  • Asian Development Bank
  • • Economy
    • China
    • South Asia
    • Economic Development
    • United States Of America (US)
    • Asia

• State doing well in rural sector : minister

  The Assam State has been performing well in the rural development sector. It is ranked fifth in the country so far its performance in the sector is concerned, said State's Minister of State

  • 04/12/2002

  • Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
  • • Economy

• Countries paying only lip service' to aid framework

  The World Bank's

  • 08/12/2002

  • Financial Times (London)
  • • Economy

• Rural roadblock

  The state's hyped employment scheme is in doldrums. But no one thinks it's time for serious

  • 08/12/2002

  • Outlook (New Delhi)
  • • Economy

• HRD grand plan depends on donors

  Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi has taken a big gamble. He has drawn up a massive Sarva Shikha Abhiyan (SSA) plan for the current fiscal in which his ministry along with the

  • 15/12/2002

  • Indian Express (New Delhi)
  • • Economy

• Centre loses hold over rural development

  Despite increasing the financial provision from Rs 9,095 crore in 1997-98 to Rs 14,070 crore in 2003-04, the Centre has been losing control over a host of schemes aimed to upgrade the rural

  • 15/12/2002

  • Statesman (New Delhi)
  • • Economy

• People's role in development works must increase: B S Patil

  Chief Secretary B S Patil favoured increased people's participation in development works carried out by the government. Some programmes of the government already have contributions from the public

  • 10/12/2002

  • Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
  • • Economy

• 4 states may get World Bank aid

  The World Bank is likely to give structural adjustment loans to the Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa and Tamil Nadu governments. These states have received approvals from the Centre, which will

  • 17/12/2002

  • Business Standard (New Delhi)
  • • Economy

• Rs 3 crore plan to develop villages

  The Union Ministry of Rural Development and Department of Land Resources has jointly approved an ambitious plan for the integrated development of 5,252 hectares of land falling under 34 villages in

  • 13/12/2002

  • Indian Express (Chandigarh)
  • • Economy

• WB report stresses on reducing fiscal deficit

  The government should reduce primary deficit at the Centre and in states by carrying out tax reforms, reducing power sector losses and phasing out petroleum subsidies, said former World Bank

  • 18/12/2002

  • Financial Express (New Delhi)
  • • Economy

• $60 b required for human development goals: World Bank

  The rich countries need to provide an additional aid to the tune of $40-60 billion in order to achieve the objectives set by Millennium Development Goals (MDG) for human development, in the

  • 22/12/2002

  • Pioneer (New Delhi)
  • • Economy