The World Bank, in its report Poverty and Equity Brief for India, released in April 2025, revealed that Extreme poverty (living on less than USD 2.15 per day) fell from 16.2 per cent in 2011-12 to 2.3 per cent in 2022-23.
According to a report by Deccan Herald, access to the Baisaran area usually remains restricted until June, when the Amarnath Yatra takes place. However, it was opened for tourists on 20th April without notifying the security authorities.
Signed on 19th September 1960 in Karachi, the Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan was brokered by the World Bank. This water-sharing agreement governs the use of the Indus River system.
"Everyone who believes in humanity is with us. I thank the people of various countries and their leaders who have stood with us in this time", PM Modi said in Madhubani.
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, decided to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, a decades-old water-sharing agreement brokered by the World Bank