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Emphasise on technologies for city's growth - DNA: Top News   (2010-09-05T18:30:00Z)
Siemens board of directors member Vijay Paranjape understands Mumbai's growing public transport infrastructure requirements like very few can.
Guatemala must change its tax regime to stop children dying | Hannah Richards - Guardian: Comment is Free   (2010-09-04T18:30:00Z)
The Latin American country is wealthy, but the extreme gap between rich and poor causes a multitude of problems Isabel is four years old. Her belly and ankles are swollen and she walks as if it hurts a little bit. Her family, who live in eastern Guatemala, have not had the means to feed her properly, so she is being treated for kwashiorkor – acute malnutrition. Even though it is classified by the World Bank as a middle income country, the level of inequality in Guatemala is such that almost half its children under five suffer from chronic malnutrition. This is the fifth highest rate of chronic malnutrition in the world, higher even than that in Haiti, which is by far the poorest country in the Americas. Isabel will stay in the clinic ...
55th Annual Conference of III inaugurated - New Kerala: Maharashtra   (2010-09-04T18:30:00Z)
Pakistan extends flood relief phase to six months! - Zee News : South Asia   (2010-09-04T18:30:00Z)
Floods ravage more southern towns in the worst disaster to hit Pakistan.
Bank unions to join all-India strike on Sept. 7 - Hindu: Coimbatore   (2010-09-03T18:30:00Z)
Bank unions will join the September 7 all-India strike, E. Arunachalam, General Secretary, All India Bank Employees Association, Coimbatore, said here on Friday.Speaking to journalists, he...
Rajasthan inks MoU with IFC to promote investments - HBL: Breaking News   (2010-09-03T18:30:00Z)
Rajasthan inks MoU with IFC to promote investments
Rajasthan's industry department, IFC sign MoU to promote business - DNA: Top News   (2010-09-03T18:30:00Z)
The MoU was signed yesterday by principal secretary, industries, government of Rajasthan, Sunil Arora and general manager, advisory services, IFC Anil Sinha, an official said today.
Rajasthan industry, IFC sign MoU to promote biz - Business Standard: News Now   (2010-09-03T18:30:00Z)
Rajasthan Industry Department and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank Group member, have signed an MoU to promote the state as an attractive investment destination.
Detox drive in waste lands World Bank - TOI: All Headlines   (2010-09-03T18:30:00Z)
Detox drive in waste lands World Bank
Without hope in promised land - NIE: Magazine   (2010-09-03T18:30:00Z)
When the Madia Gond Adivasis of Botezari were relocated in name of forest conservation, they were promised a lot.
Cargo plane crashes in Dubai - CNN-IBN: World   (2010-09-02T18:30:00Z)
A cargo plane crashed near a busy highway in Dubai on Friday, sources said.
Stalled funding hits Pak aid effort: UN - Central Chronicle   (2010-09-02T18:30:00Z)
Stalled funding hits Pak aid effort: UN
Rajasthan inks MoU with IFC to atttract private investment - New Kerala: World News   (2010-09-02T18:30:00Z)
Cancel all debt to Pak: Oxfam - Hindustan Times: News   (2010-09-02T18:30:00Z)
International aid agency Oxfam has warned that the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) latest instalment of $ 450 million loan to flood-ravaged Pakistan would risk plunging the country into debt that it can ill afford.
Darfur: UN-AU envoy meets World Bank officials - New Kerala: India News   (2010-09-02T18:30:00Z)
Cancel all bilateral and multilateral debt to Pak: Oxfam - Deccan Herald: International   (2010-09-02T18:30:00Z)
Cancel all bilateral and multilateral debt to Pak: Oxfam
World Bank to provide USD 1 billion to Pakistan - PTI: All news   (2010-09-02T18:30:00Z)
World Bank to provide USD 1 billion to Pakistan
Cancel all multilateral debt to Pak: Oxfam - Hindustan Times: News   (2010-09-02T18:30:00Z)
International aid agency Oxfam has warned that the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) latest instalment of $ 450 million loan to flood-ravaged Pakistan would risk plunging the country into debt that it can ill afford.
Report Card - Financial Express: Front Page   (2010-09-02T18:30:00Z)
The limited potential of first-generation biofuels to make a significant contribution to displace fossil fuels and reduce GHG emissions highlighted by several studies unleashed a sense of urgency for the transition towards second-generation biofuels.
Festina lente - Business Standard: Banking & Finance   (2010-09-02T18:30:00Z)
From managing crisis to managing the recovery, nothing sums up better Duvvuri Subbaraos two-year tenure as Reserve Bank of India governor than the Roman expression, make haste slowly.
Stalled funding hits Pakistan aid effort: UN! - Zee News : South Asia   (2010-09-02T18:30:00Z)
A month of catastrophic flooding has now killed 1,760 people in Pakistan.
IMF offers USD 450 mn flood aid to Pakistan - New Kerala: India News   (2010-09-01T18:30:00Z)
World Bank increases Pakistan flood support to $1 bn - Hindustan Times: Latest   (2010-09-01T18:30:00Z)
The World Bank said on Wednesday it was raising its support for flood relief in Pakistan to $1 billion, from $900 million.
विश्व बैंक अब पाकिस्तान को देगा 1 अरब डॉलर की मदद - Thats Hindi   (2010-09-01T18:30:00Z)
वाशिंगटन, 2 सितम्बर (आईएएनएस)। विश्व बैंक ने बुधवार को बाढ़ प्रभावित पाकिस्तान को दी जाने वाली अपनी सहायता राशि को 90 करोड़ डॉलर से बढ़ाकर एक अरब डॉलर कर दिया।
Team commends meter-based drinking water supply system - Hindu: Home   (2010-09-01T18:30:00Z)
Dakshina Kannada villages may be setting an example for the rest of country. World Bank has started documenting the far-reaching changes in rural areas, and indications are that it may soon be kno...


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