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    From Default to Recovery: Sri Lanka’s Economic Resurgence Faces the Dual Tests of Climate Shocks and Poverty

    Sri Lanka has successfully navigated its way out of the darkest days of sovereign default, rebuilding a foundation of stability. However, as the World Bank’s latest assessment makes clear, this recovery remains deeply uneven.
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    Agri-business

    Sri Lanka’s Tea Sector Faces Existential Threat Amid Middle East Crisis and Soaring Costs

    Recognising the gravity of the situation, the planters' association urgently calls for coordinated, pre-emptive action.
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    Accountability

    Bangladesh: The Resurgence of Pirate Syndicates in Sundarbans

    For thousands of Bangladeshi fishermen and honey collectors, setting out onto the waters of the Sundarbans to earn a daily livelihood has abruptly devolved into a deadly gamble.
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    Clean tech

    Odisha Government Notifies Ambitious Policy to Reuse 50 per cent Treated Used Water by 2036

    Officials say that the TUW Policy 2026 does not exist in isolation; it is deeply aligned with broader national and regional developmental blueprints.
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    Animals and wildlife

    AI and India’s One Health Moment: How Artificial Intelligence Can Bridge Human, Animal and Environmental Health

    To harness AI’s full potential, the ORF recommends four priority actions.
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    Finance and Economy

    UN News: Fears Grow Over Global Food Supply as Strait of Hormuz Disruptions Threaten Trade Routes

    As tensions persist, the world watches closely, aware that even minor escalations could have far-reaching consequences. The Strait of Hormuz, long recognised for its strategic importance in energy markets, is now emerging as a critical node in the global food supply chain.
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    Agriculture

    CRISIL: West Asia Conflict Exposes India’s Fertiliser Vulnerability, Raising Risks to Food Security and Farm Output

    Tapping into domestic reserves of phosphate and potash, along with promoting balanced fertiliser use that moves beyond urea dominance.
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    Agriculture

    IMF, World Bank and WFP Warn: Iran War to Drive Sharp Rise in Global Food Prices

    As the two-week ceasefire takes effect, markets will be watching closely for signs of sustained de-escalation. Yet even if fighting subsides, the economic scars of the Iran war may take far longer to heal, the three organisations said.
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