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INRM Newsletter - ADB News in India

ADB News in India disseminates information on ADB activities in India every quarter.  It provides a forum on development issues in India.  It aims to enhance communications between ADB and its development partners.
 

January 2008 (Issue No. 3, 2008)

Overview of Contents:

  • ADB President Expresses Support to India’s Sustainable and Equitable Growth Policy
  • ADB Project to Improve Living Conditions of 1.6 Million Urban Residents in Rajasthan
  • India Country Operations Business Plan 2008-2010 Prepared
  • ADB Active in Disaster Risk Management and Recovery in Asia
  • ADB Provides $500 Million Loan to Promote Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructure Projects
  • ADB Organizes Business Opportunity Seminars in New Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai

 

September 2007 (Issue No. 3, 2007)

Overview of Contents:

  • International Conference on Tax Reforms Held
  • ADB Reviews Long-Term Strategic Framework for Poverty Reduction
  • ADB Steps up Nonsovereign Lending Pipeline
  • ADB to Help Improve Urban Services in Jammu and Kashmir
  • ADB Supports Reconstruction of Madhya Pradesh Roads
  • ADB Assists in Successful Resettlement in Kolkata
  • Publication: Learning from the Poor-Findings from Participatory Poverty Assessments in India
  • South Asia Needs to Refocus on Education and Health: ADB Report

 

May 2007 (Issue No. 3, 2007)

Overview of Contents:

  • ADB President Kuroda Opens 40th Annual Meeting with Vision of Prosperity Shared by All
  • ADB Must Evolve with a Changing Region, Governors' Seminar Hears
  • India's Economy to Moderate, says ADB Report
  • ADB Prepares for India's Country Partnership Strategy to Meet Development Challenges
  • Developments in the Power Sector
    1. Wind Energy Project in Maharashtra
    2. Power Sector Development in Madhya Pradesh
    3. Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment Program
  • ADB participates in Sense International (India) 10th Anniversary

 

January 2007 (Issue No. 1, 2007)

Overview of Contents:

  • Better Portfolio Management Achieved through Tripartite Review Meetings
  • Country Director Briefs Media on ADB's Assistance in India
  • Enhancing Public-Private Partnership to Accelerate Infrastructure Development in India
  • Project to Clean Up Kolkata Under Way
  • ADB Finances Urban Infrastructure in Northern Karnataka
  • Livelihoods Restoration Project for the Tsunami-Affected Launched

 

October 2006 (Issue No. 3, 2006)

Overview of Contents:

  • Tsunami Project Update
  • ADB Supports India in Promoting Public-Private Partnerships
  • Innovative Grant to Strengthen ADB's Program in India
  • ADB to Help Bridge India's Power Deficit through $300 million loan
  • ADB Signs First Loan under Multitranche Financing Facility for Rural Roads
  • Tripartite Portfolio Review Meetings to Increase Development Impact
  • ADB Adopts Regional Cooperation and Integration Strategy
  • New Publication: Rehabilitation and Management of Tanks in India - A Study of Select States

 

June 2006 (Issue No. 2, 2006)

Overview of Contents:

  • India Hosts ADB's 39th Annual Meeting in Hyderabad
  • Regional Cooperation is Critical: Indian Finance Minister
  • The Two Faces of Asia: Working Together for a Poverty-Free Region
  • Pan Asian Free Trade Area Could be Region's Future: Indian Prime Minister
  • India Headed in "Right Direction" to Cut Poverty: ADB President

 

March 2006 (Issue No. 1, 2006)

Overview of Contents:

  • India's Finance Minister Addresses ADB Board, Management and Staff
  • ADB President Visits India Ahead of the Annual Meeting in Hyderabad
  • Mrs Kuroda Visits ADB-assisted NGOs and Projects in Delhi
  • ADB Director General for South Asia Visits Project Sites
  • A Year after the Tsunami: Recovery Well Under way

 

November 2005 (Issue No. 4, 2005)

Overview of Contents:

  • ADB President Announces Over $6.5 billion in Assistance to India
  • ADB Discusses Pension Reforms for the Unorganized Sector
  • ADB Supports Income Generation and Environment Protection through Organic Farming
  • Recent Developments in Policy Research Networking
  • New Appointments

 

July 2005 (Issue No. 3, 2005)

Overview of Contents:

  • National Colloquium on Strategic Planning for Pollution Control Boards in India held
  • New Country Director Joins ADB
  • ADB and World Bank Sign Loans for Tsunami Reconstruction
  • Regional Cooperation Strategy and Program for South Asia Discussed
  • Journalists visit ADB-Assisted Projects in Gujarat
  • ADB to Streamline Processing and Response Time in Urban Sector Projects in India

 

April 2005 (Issue No. 2, 2005)

Overview of Contents:

  • ADB Approves $200million for Tsunami-Affected States in India
  • Infrastructure Rehabilitation in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Developing Pension Schemes for the Unorganized Sector
  • Improving Irrigation and Rural Livelihoods in Chhattisgarh
  • Workshop on Decent Work in the Construction Industry
  • ADB Predicts Strong Growth for Developing Asia

 

January 2005 (Issue No. 1, 2005)

Overview of Contents:

  • ADB Responds to the Tsunami Disaster in the Indian Ocean
  • ADB Welcomes New President
  • Empowering Poor Communities in Coastal Karnataka
  • ADB Country Economists Meet in Islamabad

 

October 2004 (Issue No. 3, 2004)

Overview of Contents:

  • India To Host ADB's 39th Annual Meeting in 2006
  • ADB Prepares India Country Strategy and Program Update, 2005-2007
  • Vice-President Liqun Jin Meets Indian Leaders
  • Developments in Policy Research Networking
  • Vice-President van der Linden Addresses Regional Ministerial Consultation on Maternal and Child Nutrition

 

August 2004 (Issue No. 2, 2004)

Overview of Contents:

  • Sustaining Livelihoods in Disaster-Prone and Tribal Areas of Gujarat
  • Improved Portfolio Monitoring for Effective Project Implementation
  • Regional Cooperation in South Asia to be Strengthened
  • ADB Revises Economic Outlook for India in 2004
  • ADB Assists in Pension Reforms to Benefit Informal Sector Workers
  • Senior Economist to Lead Regional Cooperation Activities at INRM

 

March 2004 (Issue No. 1, 2004)

Overview of Contents:

  • ADB Issues Indian Rupee Bond
  • ADB in the Private Sector
  • Regional Cooperation Meeting on Trade and Investment
  • ADB to Help Strengthen Central Tax Administration in India
  • INRM Organizes Session on Financial Reforms in Asia
  • Country Project Implementation and Administration Seminar

 

December 2003 (Issue No. 5, 2003)

Overview of Contents:

  • From a Life of Darkness to Light
  • ADB Notified as a Financial Institution under the Securitization Act 2002
  • Seminar Spotlights Monetary and Financial Cooperation in East Asia and India
  • Creating an Enabling Environment for Asset Reconstruction Companies in India

 

September 2003 (Issue No. 4, 2003)

Overview of Contents:

  • Government-ADB Partnership Strengthened through Policy Networking Initiative
  • Journalists Visit ADB Projects in India
  • Street Theater Raises HIV/AIDS Awareness in Delhi Slums through ADB Project
  • India Holds Consultations on ADB's Poverty Reduction Strategy with Development Partners
  • ADB to Help Speed Up Justice in Delhi Courts
  • ADB to Promote Power Sector Reform in Assam

 

June 2003 (Issue No. 3, 2003)

Overview of Contents:

  • ADB Assists in Restoration of Heritage Sites in Rajasthan
  • India's New Country Strategy and Program focuses on Poverty Reduction
  • Launch of Asian Development Outlook 2003 in India
  • ADB Promotes Cleaner Production Technologies
  • India Country Portfolio Review
  • ADB Sponsors Staff Training in the UK

 

March 2003 (Issue No. 2, 2003)

Overview of Contents:

  • India Prepays Loans to ADB in the First Quarter of 2003
  • Capacity Building of the Aid Accounts and Audit Division
  • Power Sector Reforms in India: Moving Ahead
  • High-Level Forum on Poverty Reduction Strategy
  • ADB Approves a Program to Upgrade India's National Highways
  • Local Currency Loan for First Public-Private Partnership in India's Power Transmission Sector
  • ADB Participates in SAARC Meeting

 

December 2002 (Issue No. 1, 2002)

Overview of Contents:

  • Modernizing Kerala's Government Program
  • ADB Improves Portfolio Performance in 2002
  • A Boost to India's Railway System
  • ADB Supports Power Sector Reforms
  • Reforming the Road Sector in Madhya Pradesh
  • Initiatives in the Private Sector
  • Fostering Renewable Energy Development

 

 
 

Source: Asian Development Bank