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    A pill that releases RNA in the stomach could offer a new way to administer vaccines, or to deliver therapies for gastrointestinal disease. Anne Trafton...
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    US Sanctions on Bangladesh: What will happen next?

    From the streets of Dhaka to the corridors of power, the announcement of US sanctions on personnel of Bangladesh’s elite Rapid Action Battalion has...
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    Climate change

    Forests, environment and climate change budgets overlook the marginalised

    Budget 2022 has not worked to realise the commitments the prime minister made at COP26. The most marginalised have not been considered in the...
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    Pakistan’s Bundal, Buddo islands declared protected forests

    Sindh provincial government has brought down Imran Khan's pet urbanisation project. The Pakistan prime minister has had plans to create a modern city on...
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    Afghanistan

    Tribesmen returning from Afghanistan find life tough in camps for internally displaced

    North Waziristan tribesmen who had migrated to Afghanistan during Operation Zarb-e-Azb have fallen on hard times in camp for internally displaced people in the...
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    Air

    Reducing methane emissions at landfills

    Loci Controls, founded by two MIT alumni, helps landfill operators capture more of the potent greenhouse gas. Zach Winn  |  MIT News Office The second-largest driver...
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    Agriculture

    Budget 2022: Disappointment for social sector

    The total union budget expenditure as a proportion of the GDP has declined to 15.3 per cent in 2021-22 from 16.2 per cent in...
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    CSR

    Chinese machine biggie contributes turbines to power Pakistan

    Chinese business, driven by the belt and road initiative, are now promoting green energy through the development of wind power projects in Pakistan. Amazed onlookers...
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