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- Opinion Piece in Hindustan Times - India's Triumphs & Challenges - Voice of India Carries Weight
by Robert B Zoellick, January 2011
A year is not a long time in the life of a country, much less a civilization such as India. But India has over the past year, surged back from a dip in its growth caused by the global economic slowdown. The resurgence is testimony to the strength of India’s evolving economy, sound policies, and the energy and enterprise of its people. More 

- World Bank Statement on Rampur Hydropower Project 

- India Could be a New Pole of Global Growth, by Robert B. Zoellick, Oped Special to Hindustan Times, Dec 2009
As India’s $1.2 trillion economy returns to growth rates of eight to nine percent, it is likely to grow not only as a market, but as a supplier of a range of services and increasingly knowledge-intensive goods. If India can remove bottlenecks that slow its economy, it will be well positioned to become one of the new poles of global growth. More

- Improving the Quality of Health Care in India - Learning How to Get Started: How the World Bank Institute is training India's health personnel to improve services, by Alexandra Humme. More

- Can an Undernourished India Compete? by Meera Shekar. Oped Special to Hindustan Times, February 22, 2008. More



Consultations with NGOs

- On May 23 , 2008, as part of its ongoing dialogue with civil society, the World Bank discussed Social Accountability with civil society organizations to explore new ways of putting this principle into practice. Five organizations that have promoted Social Accountability in one form or another shared their experiences. More



Topics

Key Projects

- Hydropower
- Tsunami Recovery
- Indus Waters Treaty
- Water Sector Reforms
- Elementary Education
- Transport
- Decentralization

- Elementary Education Project

- Rajasthan Health Systems Development Project

- Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring Project

Events

Apr 26, 2012BBL - Does India's Employment Scheme guarantee employment? How much impact does it have on poverty? Evidence for Bihar
Apr 19, 2012Breaking Down Barriers: A New Dawn in Trade and Regional Cooperation in South Asia
Apr 18, 2012Leveraging Partnership and Technology to Promote Equity in South Asia
Mar 10, 2012Corporate Social Responsibility: An Exercise with a Conscience
   
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What's New

May 20, 2012World Bank Group Finds over 80 percent of Investment Promotion Agencies’ Efforts Falling Short (Press Release)
May 17, 2012Using Mobile Phones for Job Creation (Press Release)
May 15, 2012As Prepared for Delivery, IFC’s 14th Annual Global Private Equity Conference (Transcript)
May 09, 2012India Technical and Engineering Education (Results Profile)
  
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