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    Civil Society Groups Demand Pause on Rs. 330 Crore World Bank Investment on Gujarat WTE Plants

    The very process of burning waste, experts hold, releases toxic by-products into the environment, ranging from cancer-causing exhaust gases, to residue ash capable of...

    To Tackle Climate Crisis, the World Bank Must Stop Financing Industrial Livestock

    Beyond global commitments, financing industrial livestock is also at odds with the World Bank’s own mission statement. World Bank President Ajay Banga took the...

    South Suffering Due to Powerful Nations’ Policies

    The World Bank expects the international economic slowdown to be at its worst in over four decades in 2024. This is mainly due to...

    World Bank Urges Maldives to Cut Costs, Implement Reforms

    World Bank highlighted the Maldives' current economic and fiscal situation and provided recommendations to alleviate the challenges at present. Inflation is projected to rise...

    World Bank Mission Review Progress of Higher Education Development in Pakistan

    Highlighting the overall 83 per cent project progress, the Higher Education Development in Pakistan team presented a multitude of achievements, such as the award...

    Bhutan’s Hydropower-led Growth Model Not Labour-intensive: World Bank

    The authors of the report say that over 40 per cent of workers in Bhutan remain engaged in low-productivity agricultural employment. This finding is...

    PPPs’ Private Gain at Public Expense

    PPPs are often not on official government books or accountable to legislatures. PPPs thus often avoid transparency and accountability, invoking the excuse of private...

    Bangladesh Stares at Severe Multiple Risks From Climate Change

    Average tropical cyclones cost Bangladesh about $ 1 billion annually. By 2050, a third of agricultural GDP could be lost. In case of a...

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    Sri Lanka’s Elephant Corridor Plan ‘Unscientific’

    Nearly 5,000 elephants and 1,600 people have been killed in the last 15 years in clashes between elephants and humans in Sri Lanka, home to one of the largest remaining populations of Asian elephants, according to official figures.
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    New Projections Show Extreme Glacier Loss Already at 2°C

    Staying close to 1.5°C on the other hand preserves at least some glacier ice in all regions, even Scandinavia, with 20-30 per cent remaining in the four most sensitive regions; and 40-45 per cent in the Himalayas and Caucuses; stressing the growing urgency of the 1.5°C temperature goal and rapid decarbonization to achieve it.

    Government Extends Interest Relief for Farmers, Reinforces KCC and MISS as Pillars of Agricultural Credit

    Through the KCC framework, farmers benefit from revolving credit facilities for up to five years. This flexible structure allows them to draw and repay funds as per their seasonal requirements without having to reapply for loans each season.

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    Sri Lanka’s Elephant Corridor Plan ‘Unscientific’

    Nearly 5,000 elephants and 1,600 people have been killed in the last 15 years in clashes between elephants and humans in Sri Lanka, home to one of the largest remaining populations of Asian elephants, according to official figures.

    New Projections Show Extreme Glacier Loss Already at 2°C

    Staying close to 1.5°C on the other hand preserves at least some glacier ice in all regions, even Scandinavia, with 20-30 per cent remaining in the four most sensitive regions; and 40-45 per cent in the Himalayas and Caucuses; stressing the growing urgency of the 1.5°C temperature goal and rapid decarbonization to achieve it.