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EIB stories in India
Since 1993, we have been supporting India’s evolving green ambitions by investing in sustainable urban transport and renewable energy. Discover how our work improves quality of life in India and beyond.
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1 July 2025
The power of connections in developing countries
LeapFrog brings financial services, healthcare and clean energy for millions of people in Africa and Asia.
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8 August 2024
Women transforming the world
From Indian wrestlers to Indonesian menstruation campaigners, the stories behind award-winning reports on inspirational women in the Global South.
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30 October 2023
Stories of inspirational women
Women’s Solutions Reporting Award showcases journalists, documentarists who report on inspirational stories of women who make a difference in the global south
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3 October 2023
A leap forward for emerging markets
Investment fund helps millions to rise out of poverty, bringing healthcare to underserved communities and boosting local economies in Africa, Asia
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11 May 2023
Supporting safe and affordable green transport in India
As one of the largest climate lenders in the world, the EIB is committed to invest in projects that promote safe, affordable, and eco-friendly transportation.
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9 November 2022
These seeds work
Private equity-backed Seedworks is helping rice farmers in India boost yields and incomes, while using less water and reducing carbon emissions.
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14 June 2022
Think outside the gender box
Gender equality jobs are just one part of the wider picture of fairness in finance and society—and it has a big role in business profitability, too
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19 April 2022
A drive to develop
In developing countries transport drives economic growth and social inclusion. Here’s how transport projects help people live better lives around the world—and fight the emissions that fuel climate change
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12 April 2022
Heads above water
In developing countries water sanitation is vital for health and economic growth. Here’s how water management and sanitation projects in communities around the globe improve the quality of life and protect against the impact of climate change
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17 February 2022
Bagging plastic and poverty
rePurpose uses offsets to help deal with plastic waste helping the environment and fighting poverty in India
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27 January 2022
EIB Global – Moving towards stronger cooperation beyond the EU
EIB Global, the EU development bank, drives global progress through climate action, innovation, health and gender equality projects.
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10 May 2021
EU-India partnership: EIB and State Bank of India join forces for climate action
The EIB and the SBI signed a cooperation agreement to support EUR 100 million of clean energy, water and circular economy investment by Indian business through the new NEEV II investment fund. It will allow innovative and growing Indian companies to use equity finance to accelerate sustainable investment and climate action. This is one way the EU climate bank is supporting India’s green transition as part of Team Europe.
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6 March 2020
Development Solutions: All aboard
Gender inequalities cut across societies, but they have a profound impact on women’s access to transport. Here’s how to address gender in transport projects – and increase use by everyone.
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22 October 2018
Green em-powering women in India
EIB projects in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have brought reliable renewable solar and wind energy to people and are empowering women – girls in their studies with the electricity to power computers and women with a more secured mobility at nighttime through street lighting.
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17 September 2018
Girl Power on the Bangalore Metro
Did you know that there are more women drivers than men in the #Bangaloremetro? Watch how our partners at the #Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited are putting women at the heart of this project.
More press releases
India: EIB Global strengthens support for sustainable metro transport with €289.5 million in financing for Nagpur and Pune
The European Investment Bank (EIB), through its development branch EIB Global, has announced new financing totalling €289.5 million to expand sustainable metro networks in India. The financing package includes a €240 million loan for the Nagpur metro extension and a €49.5 million top-up loan for the Pune metro, further reinforcing the EIB’s commitment to green, safe and inclusive urban transport in one of the world’s fastest growing economies.
India to upgrade water infrastructure in state of Uttarakhand with $191 million in financing from EIB Global
EIB Global, the European Investment Bank’s development arm, is lending the Indian government $191 million to upgrade and expand water infrastructure in the northern state of Uttarakhand. The project is the first of its kind for EIB Global in India and covers water supply and sanitation in Uttarakhand, which is undergoing rapid growth in agriculture, manufacturing and tourism.
EIB Global announces more than INR 5 200 crore in new financing to accelerate water, sustainable transport and green energy projects across India
The European Investment Bank’s development arm, EIB Global, is strengthening its longstanding partnership with India with three new financing packages to support clean water, sustainable urban mobility and climate action. Together, the transactions exemplify EIB Global’s commitment to India’s national development priorities alongside with advancing the EU Global Gateway strategy.