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India is regaining economic momentum and growth is expected to recover gradually to its high long-term potential. The growth is likely to accelerate to over 6.0% during the current financial year (April 2013-March 2014). Read More »
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India is the largest groundwater user in the world, with an estimated usage of around 230 cubic kilometers per year, more than a quarter of the global total. Read More »
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South Asia is home more than 40 percent of the world’s poor and will need to create over 1 million jobs per month for the next 20 years. Read More »
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The transformation of India's unorganized sector is important to its modernization, growth, and attainment of regional economic equality. This paper documents several key facts about India's unorganized sector in...
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India's largest city, Mumbai, holds the record for some the world's most crowded trains and congested roads. With the help of the World Bank, Mumbai is revamping its transportation systems, embarking on one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the world.
There are signs that South Asia, long the least integrated of the world’s regions, is beginning to see the advantages of greater regional cooperation and openness to trade. Read More »