The project supports the Bihar government programme to upgrade all state highways to standard two-lane widths and improve road safety, ADB said in a statement
The project aims to improve on-farm irrigation and water management in about 6,000 hectares of farmland
IMF recently extended a nearly $ 3 billion bailout facility to debt-ridden Sri Lanka
In an update to its Asian Development Outlook, the ADB said inflation is expected to continue to fall, approaching pre-pandemic levels as fuel and food prices decline. It forecast 3.6 per cent inflation this year for...
Launching a new country partnership strategy (CPS) for India, ADB said it is focussed on deepening its engagement with the country and supporting the country's drive for robust, climate-resilient, and inclusive growth
India has been seeking an increase in investments in priority sectors of clean energy, infrastructure spending and climate financing from multilateral lending institutions, even as it has been pushing for efforts to boost...
The AIIB, seen by some as a Chinese rival to the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, was founded in 2016 to finance railways and other infrastructure
Services exports growth has been robust and is expected to continue to strengthen India's overall balance of payments position
The ADB forecasts that China's economy will grow 5 per cent this year and 4.5 per cent next year, an improvement over last year's 3 per cent growth but...
The Asian Economic Integration Report (AEIR) 2023, released by ADB said Asia is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change risks, yet it emits the...
Senior government officials from the ministries concerned will also participate in the ETWG meeting
NSFTPL is a special purpose vehicle jointly owned by J M Baxi Ports and Logistics Limited (JMBPL) and CMA Terminals
Terming the agreement as "historic" for the state, Dev Varma said it is the single biggest project in any plan through an externally aided project
The loan will finance the first sub-program of the strengthening multimodal and integrated logistics ecosystem program, which supports the government's efforts...
The development lender said it plans a comprehensive program of support to help the 1.1 billion people in the region who lack healthy diets due to poverty and...
India has provided a total of $4 billion in credit to Sri Lanka through its worst-ever financial crisis in 2022 to purchase essentials like fuel and...
Pakistan has been on the grey list of the Paris-based FATF since June 2018 for failing to check money laundering leading to terror financing and was given a...
The Asian Development Bank committed a record $4.6 billion in sovereign lending to India in 2021 for 17 loans, including $1.8 billion for the country's...
Himachal tourism: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, who holds the tourism portfolio, was not present in the House when the Opposition staged a walk-out.
The growth projection for next year is kept at 8 per cent, with trends suggesting that the economy has begun to normalise.
Build stronger regional cooperation strategies, suggests a new book by ADB
Lavasa, the sources said, has sent his resignation to Rashtrapati Bhavan and has requested to be relieved on August 31.
Lavasa will succeed Diwakar Gupta, whose term will end on August 31.
Last month, Pakistan had received an emergency loan of $1.39 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and an aid of $200 million from the World...
The loan has been sanctioned with a view to support immediate priorities such as disease containment and prevention, as well as social protection for the poor...
