The World bank has launched a disciplinary investigation into the conduct of one of its most published economists, William Easterly, after printed in the Financial Times. In it he said the $1000bn

Developing countries are likely to enjoy health growth over the next decade, but the risk of a U.S. recession has darkened their immediate outlook, says a new World Bank report. Although the Bank

The World Bank and the ministry of finance today signed a $110.1 million project for the rural poor in Madhya Pradesh. The programme, to be known as the Madhya Pradesh District Poverty Initiative

Tamil Nadu has addressed the Centre seeking a constitutional amendment to restore the original two-tier panchayat raj system in the

Thanks to apple produce, two villages in upper Shimla - Baaghi and Kiary - are competing with each other for highest per capital income in the country. At present, Baghi village in Kotkhai tops the

The Government of India declared 1999-2000 as the "year of the Gram Sabha". All chief ministers were issued a circular dated 17-3-1999 by the Union Minister of State for Rural Areas and Employment

China will clear the final hurdle for admission into the World Trade Organization late next week, with Taiwan receiving approval for membership the following day, sources close to the negotiations

A legal battle is brewing over demonstrations at this month's meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank as protesters contest police plans to cordon off the centre of Washington

Frustrated at the failure of India's government and opposition to argue the case for economic reforms they both advocate in theory, one of the country's leading think-tanks has taken to the

As part of its rural community outreach program, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital along with the FICCI (Socio-Economic Development Forum) today launched its first total community development programme