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Articles contributed by users Site visitors are invited to post their articles directly here  - Procedure to post articles, documents, photographs, etc. is given here  Can Gandhigiri works in 21st Century & the Relevance of Gandhi and Gandhism today.  - After 60 years of India's independence, how Gandhi relevance today, whether it is going to work in t  Corporatisation and Brahmanisation of Music - Copy Right/ Patent and Intellectual Property Act and  - In the name of Copy right Act/patent and intellectual property right, every goods and services getti  CORRUPTION IN ROAD REPAIR WORK  - There is unending enormous corruption in road making and repair work. Bureaucracy-political-contrac  Development and resettlement of Dharavi  - Govt. need for holistic development and resettlement policy on Dharavi which affects lakhs of people  Disaster Management & Corporate Responsibilities  - The Corporate sectors/ big trusts need to play a bigger role whenever there is a natural calamities/  Islam - Unanswered question and future role of moderate Islam in Democracy  - Islamic organisation and some people misrepresenting Islam for vested interest and using Islam as a  NEED TO FOCUS ON ENERGY SECURITY  - India need to focus on energy security and renewable energy sources and dependance on OPEC nation th  OPEC Nations and Oil Monopoly threaten to Democracy states  - OPEC Nations monopoly leads to oil monopoly and it threatens many government in its existence. Inste  TAXES OR AXES - BURDENING TAXES ON THE COMMON MAN  - When we become democracy, every day, govt. is try to impose new taxes, levies, duties etc. and put m  Discussion Forum NGOs and the World Bank Frequently Asked Questions about Civil Society and World Bank  - Why is the World Bank interested in working with CSOs?  Resources Development Market Place Development Marketplace  - Development Marketplace (DM) is a competitive grant pogram  Other Grants Grant Resources Supported by the World Bank  - There are several facilities or programs that provide grants to civil society organizations.  Small Grants Program Small Grants Program  - This program supports activities of civil society organizations  Output Baised Aid (OBA) A Review of the Use of Output-Based Aid Approaches  - International Development Association Sustainable Development Network: October 2006 (pdf)  India Mumbai Slum Sanitation Project  - OBA breakout session (pdf)  Other countries Access to Market finance for African Water Utilities : Aug, 2006  - Output-based Aid in the Water and Sanitation Sector (pdf)  Overview What is the World Bank?  -   The World Bank and India Achievements and Challenges  - India is one of the oldest members of the World Bank having joined the institution in 1944.  India's Growth and Economy  - Analysis and Quick Facts  India, Bangladesh to gain only modest benefits from bilateral trade  -   Ten things worth knowing about the World Bank in India  - India is the largest recipient of our financial assistance  World Bank - India Country Overview 2006  -   Research Reports India Shining, Bharat Drowning  - By Das, Jishnu of world bank & Zajonc, Tristan of Harvard University (pdf)  Sources of Information on the World Bank Articles on World Bank 10 Years of World Bank Support  - for Microcredit in Bangladesh  10 Years of World Bank Support for Microcredit in Bangladesh  - the World Bank has reached more than 6 million poor in Bangladesh through microfinance projects  Afterthoughts: Critics Plan Offensive as IMF-World Bank Crisis Deepens: Apr 27, 2006  - any of the more advanced developing countries are going elsewhe  BBC News: World Bank accused over malaria: Apr 24, 2006  - Our investigations suggest that the bank wasted money and lives on ineffective medicines.  BBC News: World Bank plots global tax take: Nov 7, 2006  - Businesses with an aversion to filling out tax forms should move to the Maldives.  Bernama: World Bank Advises Nepal To Export Power To India: Nov 4, 2006  - the World Bank urged Nepal to boost its economy by exporting power to energy-hungry India.  Business Line: India must kick the World Bank habit: Apr 17, 2006  - Withdrawing from the World Bank is the proper response to the hyperactive do-gooders at Washington.  Grants for the World’s Poorest: How the World Bank Should Distribute Its Funds  - Grants should not be giveaways. (pdf)  India questions UNDP Human Development Report  - India spends eight times more on military budgets than on water and sanitation.  India Together: The bank and the big bang: Nov 13, 2006  - World Bank will destroy small farmers and hand over agriculture to the rich and corporations.  Reaching the poor through sustainable partnerships - By Rosanna Nitti and Shyamal Sarkar  - The slum sanitation program in Mumbai, India (pdf)  Reuters: INTERVIEW-World Bank gets involved at local level: Nov 13, 2006  - We need to be close to the people. We need to be down on the ground.  The Daily Star: World Bank ignores planet's poorest: Nov 15, 2006  - Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus says that the World Bank ignores planet's poorest  THE INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S TRIBUNAL ON THE WORLD BANK GROUP IN INDIA (IPT - WBG)  -   World Bank may finance Vision Mumbai project  - The World Bank could lend up to $ 5 billon to Maharashtra  World Bank to think over $5-bn help for Mumbai makeover  - The state government was hopeful of getting World Bank funds for the development of the region.  World Bank: Growth is good for the poor: March 2002  - Average incomes of the poorest fifth of society rise proportionately with average incomes (pdf)  World Bank: The welfare effects of slum improvement programs: Feb 2006  - The case of Mumbai (pdf)  Books 10 Reasons to Abolish the IMF and the World Bank by Kevin Danaher  -   50 Years Is Enough: The Case Against the World Bank and IMF  -   Aid that Works : Successful Development in Fragile States by World Bank , James Manor  -   Delivering on the Promise of Pro-Poor Growth: Insights and Lessons from Country Experiences  -   Democratizing the Global Economy: The Battle Against the World Bank and the IMF Edited by K. Danaher  -   Doing Business 2007: How to Reform by World Bank  -   World Development Report 2007: Development and the Next Generation  -   Websites 50 Years Is Enough!  - dedicated to the profound transformation of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)  FOCUS  - a program of progressive development policy research and practice  Jubilee South  - a coalition of debt cancellation movements from across the Global South  Jubilee USA Network works for the definitive cancellation of crushing debts  -   The Bank Information Center  - influence the World Bank and other international financial institutions  The Development Group for Alternative Policies  - ensures that knowledge of the people of the South inform decisions made in the North  The Third World Network  - is involved in development, the Third World and North- South issues  The Whirled Bank Group  - A satirical but serious website that provides information about the impacts of World Bank and IMF  Wesite of the World Bank  -   World Bank Projects in India Inclusive Growth and Service delivery : Building on India’s Success  - Report prepared by a Team led by Rinku Murgai, Lant Pritchett, and Marina Wes.  Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and Sanitation "Jalswarajya" Project Summary  - Objectives: increase rural households' access to improved and sustainable drinking water supply etc.  World Bank Supports Increased Access To Drinking Water Supply And Sanitation Services In Maharashtra  - Project will benefit rural and vulnerable population in central Indian state.  Maharashtra Water Sector Improvement Project Business Line: India eyes World Bank aid for Bharat Nirman project: Aug 19, 2005  - This project is aimed at making every drop of water count in Maharashtra.  Summary  - Project seeks to strengthen the State's capacity for sustainable management of the water resources e  Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) Mumbai Urban Transport Project Suspension Process  - World Bank suspended its financial support to roads and resettlement components on March 2, 2006.  Mumbai Urban Transport Project: The Bank's Involuntary Resettlement Policy  - Objectives are to avoid or minimize the need to move people from their homes or places of work.  Summary  - The development objective is to facilitate urban economic growth and improve quality of life.  The Urban Challenge in Mumbai  -   National Agricultural Innovation Project Brochure  -  (pdf)  Indian Council for Agricultural Research: Project Report in English  -  (pdf)  Indian Council for Agricultural Research: Project Report in Hindi  -  (pdf)  Project Implementation Plan  -  (pdf)  Summary  - Transformation of Indian agricultural sector to more of a market orientation.  Website about the National Agricultural Innovation Project  -   The Technical/Engineering Education Quality Improvement Project for India Business Line: $250-m World Bank credit to improve technical education in Karnataka: Feb 9, 2003  - The project tries to help India boost the quality of its emerging young technicians and engineers.  India: World Bank Approves Credit for Improving Technical and Engineering Education  - This will impact over 100,000 students, approximately 10 percent of the total number of students.  Project Implementation Plan  -  (pdf)  Summary  - This project supports the production of high quality technical professionals.  The Hindu: Improving technical education: July 17, 2006  - The second phase envisages training of faculty members.

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