The World Bank report, 'Unlocking Floating Solar Potential in India,' proposes key interventions to support the growth of this technology. These interventions, if implemented effectively…

Surbhi Goyal |

The blog delves into India's recent inclusion in global bond indices, marking a notable financial transition that is projected to attract $30-40 billion annually in foreign investment over…

Laurent Gonnet, Tushar Arora |

With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), world leaders made a bold pledge in 2015 to leave no one behind on the path of development by 2030. Half-way to the target date, some 22 countries…

Samuel Kofi Tetteh Baah, Christoph Lakner, Umar Serajuddin |

Though the South Asia Region (SAR) contains just eight countries, it accounts for almost a quarter of the world’s population, but it also carries an increasing share of global debt. What's…

Prateek Samal, Anthony Tin Yu To |

Despite their potential, bus services often fail to meet citizens’ aspirations for safe and reliable public transport. In Chennai, for instance, despite the city’s rapid growth, bus ridership fell…

Gerald Ollivier, Ravi Gadepalli, Shyam Srinivasan |

The blog talks about a pioneering public-private partnership initiative that has improved healthcare access in Uttarakhand's remote Himalayan region,. Three district centers now boast…

Sheena Chhabra, Deepika Anand |

Achieving universal early warning system access is challenging, particularly in regions affected by fragility, conflict and violence, where financial and human resources are scarce, and where…

Lara Loussert, Karima Ben Bih, Vladimir Tsirkunov, Anna-Maria Bogdanova |

In Haiti, violence against women is rising, driven by the recent proliferation of gang attacks, kidnappings, and political and economic upheaval.

Bruce MacPhail |

The blog highlights a new initiative in Uttarakhand, India, where public-private partnerships have established Centers of Excellence in technical institutes. With World Bank support, these centers…

Ambarish Ambuj, Denis Nikolaev, Meghna Sharma |

The Quality Infrastructure Investment (QII) Partnership, a World Bank-Japan initiative providing grant support for incorporating the G20 QII Principles, kick-starts infrastructure investments…

Naomitsu Nakagawa |