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World Bank Explains Why Pakistan's Economic Development Ineffective, Limited
In the wake of the economic crisis in Pakistan, World Bank Country Director for Pakistan, Najy Benhassine said that Pak's economic development is limited to the elite which resulted in the country lagging behind its fellow countries.
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China's Belt And Road Can Speed Development, Needs Transparency: World Bank
China's massive Belt and Road infrastructure drive could speed up economic development and reduce poverty for dozens of developing countries, the World Bank said on Tuesday in a new report that called for deep policy reforms and more transparency for the initiative.
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Mizoram Chief Minister Urges State's Youth To Be Entrepreneurs
Mizoram, one of India's most idyllic states perched in the northeast, is flush with activity. And at the heart all of it is the state's flagship New Economic Development Policy or NEDP.
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North Korea, China Agree To Boost "Strategic, Tactical" Cooperation: Report
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed measures to bolster "strategic and tactical" cooperation between the two countries in a second meeting on Wednesday, the North's state media said on Thursday.
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India, Russia To Jointly Build Innovation Ecosystem
India and Russia on Friday signed a joint declaration to build an innovation ecosystem between the two countries.
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China Dreams of Electric Sheep at Robot Conference
In a martial artist's white silk pyjamas, a man practised tai-chi in harmony with a motorised arm at a Beijing exhibition showcasing a vision of robots with Chinese characteristics.
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Easier Availability of Land Requisite for Housing for All Mission: Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today easier availability of land is prerequisite to ensure the success of the central government's "Housing for All by 2022" mission.
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Special Status Will Not Solve Problems of Andhra Pradesh: Venkaiah Naidu
Amid demands from opposition YSR Congress and other parties for special status for Andhra Pradesh as promised by the earlier UPA government, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said the status alone wouldn't guarantee economic development.
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PM Narendra Modi Floats Idea of Personal Sector
Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday floated the idea of a 'personal sector' that empowers the individual saying it "can work wonders" for the country as public and private sectors have failed to ensure the required economic development.
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Prince Karim Aga Khan Meets President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised Prince Karim Aga Khan for the work done by his foundation towards sanitation, heritage conservation and rural development.
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Could Cable Cars Solve New York Commuter Nightmare?
Trying not to spill your coffee while wedged up against perfect strangers on a jam-packed subway is a daily challenge for New York commuters.
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'Brand Andhra Pradesh' Set to Get Big Push
Andhra Pradesh Government yesterday constituted a 40-member high-level Task Force for Industry and Infrastructure to "prepare a strategic roadmap and provide inputs for overall economic development" based on the identified vision for the state.
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Regatta treat for kids on Children's Day
Visit Golden Maharashtra, a tourism initiative conceived by the Maharashtra Economic Development Council (MEDC) and supported by the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC), organised a Boating Regatta in the city on Sunday. It was meant as a tribute to Maharashtra's leisure tourism in the 50th year of the state's formation.About 50 boat...
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Have India's clogged rail lines stalled progress?
S. K. Sahai's firm ships containers 2,400 nautical miles from Singapore to a port here in four or five days. But it typically takes more than two weeks to make the next leg of the journey, 870 miles by rail to New Delhi. For most of that time the containers idle at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port near Mumbai because railway terminals, trains and tracks a...
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World Bank Explains Why Pakistan's Economic Development Ineffective, Limited
In the wake of the economic crisis in Pakistan, World Bank Country Director for Pakistan, Najy Benhassine said that Pak's economic development is limited to the elite which resulted in the country lagging behind its fellow countries.
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China's Belt And Road Can Speed Development, Needs Transparency: World Bank
China's massive Belt and Road infrastructure drive could speed up economic development and reduce poverty for dozens of developing countries, the World Bank said on Tuesday in a new report that called for deep policy reforms and more transparency for the initiative.
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Mizoram Chief Minister Urges State's Youth To Be Entrepreneurs
Mizoram, one of India's most idyllic states perched in the northeast, is flush with activity. And at the heart all of it is the state's flagship New Economic Development Policy or NEDP.
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North Korea, China Agree To Boost "Strategic, Tactical" Cooperation: Report
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed measures to bolster "strategic and tactical" cooperation between the two countries in a second meeting on Wednesday, the North's state media said on Thursday.
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India, Russia To Jointly Build Innovation Ecosystem
India and Russia on Friday signed a joint declaration to build an innovation ecosystem between the two countries.
-
China Dreams of Electric Sheep at Robot Conference
In a martial artist's white silk pyjamas, a man practised tai-chi in harmony with a motorised arm at a Beijing exhibition showcasing a vision of robots with Chinese characteristics.
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Easier Availability of Land Requisite for Housing for All Mission: Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today easier availability of land is prerequisite to ensure the success of the central government's "Housing for All by 2022" mission.
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Special Status Will Not Solve Problems of Andhra Pradesh: Venkaiah Naidu
Amid demands from opposition YSR Congress and other parties for special status for Andhra Pradesh as promised by the earlier UPA government, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said the status alone wouldn't guarantee economic development.
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PM Narendra Modi Floats Idea of Personal Sector
Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday floated the idea of a 'personal sector' that empowers the individual saying it "can work wonders" for the country as public and private sectors have failed to ensure the required economic development.
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Prince Karim Aga Khan Meets President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised Prince Karim Aga Khan for the work done by his foundation towards sanitation, heritage conservation and rural development.
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Could Cable Cars Solve New York Commuter Nightmare?
Trying not to spill your coffee while wedged up against perfect strangers on a jam-packed subway is a daily challenge for New York commuters.
-
'Brand Andhra Pradesh' Set to Get Big Push
Andhra Pradesh Government yesterday constituted a 40-member high-level Task Force for Industry and Infrastructure to "prepare a strategic roadmap and provide inputs for overall economic development" based on the identified vision for the state.
-
Regatta treat for kids on Children's Day
Visit Golden Maharashtra, a tourism initiative conceived by the Maharashtra Economic Development Council (MEDC) and supported by the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC), organised a Boating Regatta in the city on Sunday. It was meant as a tribute to Maharashtra's leisure tourism in the 50th year of the state's formation.About 50 boat...
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Have India's clogged rail lines stalled progress?
S. K. Sahai's firm ships containers 2,400 nautical miles from Singapore to a port here in four or five days. But it typically takes more than two weeks to make the next leg of the journey, 870 miles by rail to New Delhi. For most of that time the containers idle at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port near Mumbai because railway terminals, trains and tracks a...
