{ "meta": { "dossier": "worldbank", "product": "wdi-india", "frequency": "annual", "base": "n/a", "source": "World Bank, World Development Indicators", "vintage": "2026-10-08", "mock": false, "geo": "IND", "latestPeriod": "2025", "releaseDate": null, "revisionPolicy": "WDI revises history freely at every update: a new vintage can change any past value. Raw dumps keep every vintage.", "coverage": "Urban and rural population, density, slums and large cities (WDI)", "note": "Values as published in WDI for India, unrounded. Each series is one WDI indicator; its code is the series name. Series start and end in different years; the axis spans the widest. 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