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    Can Forests Undo Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic, Conflict?

    Trees can provide means for recovery and inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies, if action to unlock their potential is stepped up. For instance, the...
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    Agri-business

    APEDA Launches Affordable Gluten-free Millet at AAHAR Food Fair

    Considered breakthroughs in the food sector, this first ready-to-eat series of millet products in the market is expected to cater to a fast-paced consumers...
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    Bangladesh

    MIT Empowering People To Adapt On The Frontlines Of Climate Change

    A new platform will unite climate models, impact predictions, random control trial evaluations, and humanitarian services to bring cutting-edge tools to Bangladeshi communities. Kylie Foy ...
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    Accountability

    Gotabaya Admits ‘Mistake’ A Year After Imposing Ban on Fertilisers

    With little opposition, the Rajapaksa family has ruled the island nation with an iron hand. Few dared to hold them accountable or question widespread...
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    Agriculture

    Traditional, Time-Tested Methods and a Modern App Helps Beat Climate Change

    Farmers have a trying time during summer, preventing the soil from cracking from intense heat. Erratic and untimely rains exacerbate the pest problem. Now,...
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    Agriculture

    South-East Asian Rice Bowl Depleting Fast

    A new analysis warns that South-East Asia may lose its status as a major international rice exporter due to diminishing crop yields, land pressures...
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    Agriculture

    Earthworms Can Replace Use of Synthetic Fertilisers, New Research Suggests

    Earthworms could have the potential to replace some high-cost mineral or synthetic fertilisers, suggests a new study. By David Kearns  /  University College Dublin Researchers at University...
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    Climate change

    Study points to doubled carbon losses from deforestation in tropics in early 2000s

    According to a newly published study in the journal, Nature Sustainability, the acceleration of forest carbon loss highlights the urgent need to halt tropical...
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    Bangladesh Grapples with Eroding Purchasing Power and Inflation Challenges

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    Sri Lanka to Abolish Controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act Within Months

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    NAFED and NCCF Set to Procure Every Grain of Pulses Directly from Farmers Within Two Years: Amit Shah

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    Bangladesh Grapples with Eroding Purchasing Power and Inflation Challenges

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    Sri Lanka to Abolish Controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act Within Months

    Challenges persist: balancing security needs with rights, combating rising organized crime and drug issues without draconian tools, and ensuring implementation does not lag.
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