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[VIDEO] Day 2: Session 2 - SASEC Experience

6 September 2023
Individual SASEC countries have pursued the development of economic corridors as a major tool for bringing economic transformation and promoting inclusive growth. Under the SASEC program, ECD has featured prominently in pursuit of synergies among SASEC members, involving the development of…

Day 2: Session 2 - SASEC Experience [INDIA]

6 September 2023
India shares as SASEC member experience in ECD, highlighting challenges and lessons learned.

Day 2: Session 2: - Overview: Development of Priority SASEC Corridors

5 September 2023
Individual SASEC countries have pursued the development of economic corridors as a major tool for bringing economic transformation and promoting inclusive growth. Under the SASEC program, ECD has featured prominently in pursuit of synergies among SASEC members, involving the development of…

Recent Migration Trends to OECD and Selected Non-OECD Countries from Asia

24 January 2019
Labor migration is growing although at a lower rate than in the late 2000s. Asia continues to account for a growing share of overall migration to OECD countries.

High Speed Trains in India: A Journey Over Seven Decades

14 November 2018
Indian Railways is a little over a century and a half old and continues to be the “lifeline for the socioeconomic growth of India,” by connecting human settlements across the country and simultaneously transporting various resources to centers of production and markets.

Video - Session 6 - Alternative Financing Schemes and Business Models

12 April 2016
This video covers Session 6 of the conference entitled “Alternative Financing Schemes and Business Models.” It draws lessons from a solar home program implemented in Bangladesh that demonstrates how business models can address inclusive energy challenges. It also shows how private sector…

Hippocampus

5 April 2016
Hippocampus Learning Centers (HLC) is a company that pioneered an affordable supplementary education offering kindergarten and after-school programs for rural kids 3 to 11 years of age in India’s State of Karnataka. Using the pooled experiences of its Founder, Board of Directors, and staff in early…

Training the Hippo: Communication and the Education of India’s Rural Kids

5 April 2016
In providing equity investments to social enterprises with sound business models such as Hippocampus Leaning Centers (HLC), ADB’s experience has shown that there is a need to intensify communication approaches to sustain the delicate balance between commercial sustainability and affordability, and…

IND: Comparative Analysis of India Legal Framework and ADB Safeguard Policy Statement Involuntary Resettlement

29 February 2016
The following is based on the provisions of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013 (Act No. 30 of 2013) (hereafter LARR)which received the assent of the President on 26th September 2013. The Act was amended by The LARR (…

Bangladesh–India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project: South Asia’s First Interconnection of Two National Grids

1 October 2015
The People’s Republic of Bangladesh is grappling with energy deficiencies in the face of rapidly increasing demand for energy. To help bridge the energy gap in the country, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) assisted Bangladesh in securing energy supply from India through a cross-border grid…