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Amaravati, Chandrababu Naidu’s Dream Capital In Andhra Pradesh, Faces A Huge Hurdle — Lack Of Capital

In the last four years since Amaravati was conceived, the government has successfully aggregated 34,000 acres of land f...

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New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

With the formal process of selection of a new World Bank President kick-starting in a week’s time, it’s imperative to ha...

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Not Just President, WB Needs New Perspective on Development

The resignation of the World Bank President Jim Yong Kim was an unexpected development given the fact that he had three ...

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Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

Johannesburg – World Bank president Jim Kim is an ex-leftist who claims that in the mid-1990s he wanted to shut down the...

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World Bank: Jim Yong Kim and beyond

Here’s a lowdown on what good and bad came out of Kim’s reign as the bank’s president and what seems to be the future of...

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From Paris to Bangladesh, How the Climate-Change Accord is Imploding

The onslaught of a new power plant on the fragile ecology of the Sunderbans is fresh proof of the futility of climate re...

Coverage Rampal Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2018

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The Davids and the World Bank!

“There was no example to follow on September 22, 1993, when the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a resolutio...

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Violations, Inspection Panel’s Report And State Repression In The Amaravati Capital City Project

Meera Sanghamira of the NAPM speaks on the various violations being done to implement the Amaravati Capital City Project...

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Suing the World Bank Group to save its mission

In 2015, farmers and fishworkers from rural India sued the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C., over impacts from a dis...

Coverage Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Project World Bank

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An exclusionary benchmark

Doing business report isn’t about economic milieu; it’s about lax regulations. This refers to your editorial, ‘Serious b...

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February 19, 2019

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Amaravati, Chandrababu Naidu’s Dream Capital In Andhra Pradesh, Faces A Huge Hurdle — Lack Of Capital

In the last four years since Amaravati was conceived, the government has successfully aggregated 34,000 acres of land from almost 28,000 farmers. According to agriculture experts, the area between Guntur and Vijayawada, which been earmarked for Amaravati, is one of the most fertile belts of the sta...

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February 1, 2019

Joe Athialy

New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

With the formal process of selection of a new World Bank President kick-starting in a week’s time, it’s imperative to have a view beyond this selection, now that the dust of Jim Kim’s sudden resignation has settled down. That the process of this selection should be transparent and inclusive goes uns...

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January 22, 2019

Counterview

Not Just President, WB Needs New Perspective on Development

The resignation of the World Bank President Jim Yong Kim was an unexpected development given the fact that he had three more years to complete his tenure. Resignations at such a high level after bidding for a second term is unusual which prompts people to think what would have led to the act itself....

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January 17, 2019

Patrick Bond

Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

Johannesburg – World Bank president Jim Kim is an ex-leftist who claims that in the mid-1990s he wanted to shut down the Bank. At the time, it was an entirely valid, realistic goal of the 50 Years is Enough! Campaign and especially the World Bank Bonds Boycott. Kim’s co-edited Dying for Growth (2000...

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January 11, 2019

Down To Earth

World Bank: Jim Yong Kim and beyond

Here’s a lowdown on what good and bad came out of Kim’s reign as the bank’s president and what seems to be the future of the coveted title Jim Yong Kim resigned from the presidency of the World Bank on January 7, 2019. The world of development finance, multilateral institutions, and international fi...

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June 8, 2019

The Economic Times

From Paris to Bangladesh, How the Climate-Change Accord is Imploding

The onslaught of a new power plant on the fragile ecology of the Sunderbans is fresh proof of the futility of climate reforms. We bring you a ground report. A signboard announcing a cement factory in Mongla, Bangladesh. Photo by Sajjad Hossien Tuhin Until two years ago, 28-year-old Sajjad Hossain Tu...

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December 24, 2018

Joe Athialy

The Davids and the World Bank!

“There was no example to follow on September 22, 1993, when the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a resolution establishing the Inspection Panel. Over the next 25 years, the Panel forged a legacy as the prototype for international financial organizations to hold themselves accountable. To...

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March 11, 2026

CFA Admin

Violations, Inspection Panel’s Report And State Repression In The Amaravati Capital City Project

Meera Sanghamira of the NAPM speaks on the various violations being done to implement the Amaravati Capital City Project. People’s response to it including approaching the World Bank’s Inspection Panel, which visited and submitted a report, and the State’s response to the report. ...

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November 20, 2018

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Suing the World Bank Group to save its mission

In 2015, farmers and fishworkers from rural India sued the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C., over impacts from a disastrous coal-fired power plant project that they said destroyed their livelihoods and damaged their health. Last week, their lawsuit made it to the U.S. Supreme Court. While the Wo...

Coverage Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Project World Bank

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November 20, 2018

The Indian Express

An exclusionary benchmark

Doing business report isn’t about economic milieu; it’s about lax regulations. This refers to your editorial, ‘Serious business’ (IE, November 2). It notes the improvement in India’s ranking, but also strikes a cautious note in several aspects. It points out that the key to making business easy is r...

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Amaravati, Chandrababu Naidu’s Dream Capital In Andhra Pradesh, Faces A Huge Hurdle — Lack Of Capital

New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

Not Just President, WB Needs New Perspective on Development

Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

World Bank: Jim Yong Kim and beyond

From Paris to Bangladesh, How the Climate-Change Accord is Imploding

The Davids and the World Bank!

Violations, Inspection Panel’s Report And State Repression In The Amaravati Capital City Project

Suing the World Bank Group to save its mission

An exclusionary benchmark

Amaravati, Chandrababu Naidu’s Dream Capital In Andhra Pradesh, Faces A Huge Hurdle — Lack Of Capital

New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

Not Just President, WB Needs New Perspective on Development

Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

World Bank: Jim Yong Kim and beyond

From Paris to Bangladesh, How the Climate-Change Accord is Imploding

The Davids and the World Bank!

Violations, Inspection Panel’s Report And State Repression In The Amaravati Capital City Project

Suing the World Bank Group to save its mission

An exclusionary benchmark

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“world bank”

Amaravati, Chandrababu Naidu’s Dream Capital In Andhra Pradesh, Faces A Huge Hurdle — Lack Of Capital

New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

Not Just President, WB Needs New Perspective on Development

Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

World Bank: Jim Yong Kim and beyond

From Paris to Bangladesh, How the Climate-Change Accord is Imploding

The Davids and the World Bank!

Violations, Inspection Panel’s Report And State Repression In The Amaravati Capital City Project

Suing the World Bank Group to save its mission

An exclusionary benchmark

Amaravati, Chandrababu Naidu’s Dream Capital In Andhra Pradesh, Faces A Huge Hurdle — Lack Of Capital

New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

Not Just President, WB Needs New Perspective on Development

Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

World Bank: Jim Yong Kim and beyond

From Paris to Bangladesh, How the Climate-Change Accord is Imploding

The Davids and the World Bank!

Violations, Inspection Panel’s Report And State Repression In The Amaravati Capital City Project

Suing the World Bank Group to save its mission

An exclusionary benchmark