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    Sri Lanka Set to Implement PPP in Water Supply

    The minister said that a water tariff formula has been formulated and will be submitted to the cabinet, parliament and COPE committee. A public private...
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    Snowless Winter and a Climate Crisis: Kashmir’s ‘Unprecedented’ Weather

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    Nepal Farmers Face Another Year of ‘Agricultural Drought’, Threatening Food Security

    Farmers in the mid-hills mainly depend on rainfall for irrigation, but in recent years, they have been experiencing a change in the rainfall pattern...
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    Thinking Beyond MGNREGA

    MGNREGS should be envisioned as a platform to grant labourers the agency to determine where, how and on what projects they wish to engage,...
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    Southern Regional Community Radio Sammelan Marks 20 Years of Community Radio in India

    Revised Policy Guidelines for setting up Community Radio Stations in India Released to ensure growth of the sector and financial sustainability of Community Radio...
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    Dalit Migrant Labour Depends on a System that Perpetuates Poverty

    To meet the Nuākhāi festival expenses, most of the poor and underprivileged families take loans at higher interest rates from local money lenders and...
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    Tribal Communities Pay at the Intersections of FRA and PESA

    The failure of the Forest Rights Act's implementation, compounded by conflicts with other legislations like PESA, underscores the need for a comprehensive and coordinated...
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    Investment Forum for Advancing Climate Resilient Agrifood Systems in India Launched

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