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    Bangladesh

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    Education policy

    Nepal PM Prachanda Concerned About Money Outflow for Higher Education

    The Prime Minister was addressing the inauguration programme of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) – North Zone Vice Chancellors' Meet 2024 and the...
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    Finance and Economy

    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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    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan: Aid Cutbacks, Taliban Abuses Imperil Health

    The loss of foreign assistance has severely harmed Afghanistan’s healthcare system and exacerbated malnutrition and illnesses resulting from inadequate medical care. In addition, Taliban...
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    Human rights

    Myanmar: Military Air Strikes On Civilians Must be Investigated as War Crimes, Says Amnesty

    Amnesty International interviewed four witnesses to the attacks, one person who visited Kanan after the attack and saw the bodies of those killed, and...
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    Animals and wildlife

    Landmark UN Report Reveals Shocking State of Wildlife: The World’s Migratory Species of Animals Are in Decline

    The main focus of the report is the 1,189 animal species that have been recognized by Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of...
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    Bhutan

    Bhutan’s Hydropower-led Growth Model Not Labour-intensive: World Bank

    The authors of the report say that over 40 per cent of workers in Bhutan remain engaged in low-productivity agricultural employment. This finding is...
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    Finance and Economy

    World Governments Summit: Over 70 Per Cent of Global Economic Growth Predicted from the East, Led by India

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