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    India’s Monsoon Air Fails WHO Test as 85% Cities Exceed Safe PM2.5 Levels

    The failure of the monsoon to bring safe air to the majority of cities in July 2026 is a reminder that clean air remains a distant goal for most urban Indians.
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    Agriculture

    Pakistan: Government Weighs Agricultural Income Tax to Satisfy IMF Demands

    With the September deadline now publicly acknowledged, both federal and provincial governments face a narrowing window to demonstrate credibility.
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    Bangladesh

    Sri Lanka Emerges as the Rare Consensus Favourite Among South Asian Neighbours in New Pew Survey

    South Asian public opinion remains heavily shaped by history, security concerns and recent political events.
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    Employment

    Grounded Dreams: Can Young Maldivians Finally Afford a Home?

    Concessionary finance, pension collateral, equity support and controlled-price public-private units are beginning to rewrite the equation.
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    Aid

    Sri Lanka: Flood Victims Keep Returning Home as Relocation Fails in High-Risk Zones

    As another monsoon season tests the country’s defences, the arithmetic of density, the economics of daily survival and the limits of legal compulsion keep colliding.
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    Civil society

    Pakistan: Unpaid for Three Years, Tribal Teachers Keep Hope Alive in Merged Districts

    Centres use existing community buildings, employ local women, and reach the hardest-to-serve populations.
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    Accountability

    Bangladesh Seals Long-Term US LNG Deal at Elevated Prices

    For households and industries already absorbing higher gas tariffs and frequent load management, the practical test of the new deal will be whether cargoes arrive on schedule.
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    Education for all

    Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government Schools Trail Far Behind Enrollment Targets

    Private schools have demonstrated the ability to meet and exceed targets under the same demographic and economic conditions.
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    Bhutan’s Long-Deferred Mines and Minerals Bill Set for Parliamentary Return this Winter

    If enacted, the Mines and Minerals Management Bill 2026 would mark the most significant overhaul of Bhutan’s mineral governance in three decades.
    Animals and wildlife

    China’s Solar Boom Creates ‘Green Dilemma’ for Birds

    Without deliberate ecological planning, the green transition risks creating new biodiversity deficits even as it reduces greenhouse-gas emissions.
    Climate change

    Glacier Collapse Triggers Deadly Nepal-China Border Floods as Blame Game Erupts

    This disaster is the latest reminder that the “Third Pole” of the Himalayas is warming and becoming more hazardous.

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    Bhutan’s Long-Deferred Mines and Minerals Bill Set for Parliamentary Return this Winter

    If enacted, the Mines and Minerals Management Bill 2026 would mark the most significant overhaul of Bhutan’s mineral governance in three decades.
    Animals and wildlife

    China’s Solar Boom Creates ‘Green Dilemma’ for Birds

    Without deliberate ecological planning, the green transition risks creating new biodiversity deficits even as it reduces greenhouse-gas emissions.
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    Pakistan: Over 100 Imran Khan Supporters Jailed in Major Crackdown on Opposition

    Pakistan has sentenced 108 members of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party to prison over their alleged involvement in protests against the military in May 2023.
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    Features

    Mapping mRNA Through its Life Cycle Within a Cell

    Differences in RNA control may also be a factor in diseases such as Alzheimer’s. In a 2023 study, Wang and MIT Professor Morgan Sheng used a version of STARmap to discover how cells called microglia become more inflammatory as amyloid-beta plaques form in the brain.
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    Bhutan’s Long-Deferred Mines and Minerals Bill Set for Parliamentary Return this Winter

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    Nepal Sets Mid-February 2027 Deadline for FATF Compliance as Secretaries Ordered to Deliver Results

    Success will depend on coordination among investigative agencies, the Financial Information Unit, regulators and the judiciary.

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