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    Bangladesh’s Leaky School Pipeline: Fewer than Half Reach Class 10

    The rising child labour rate signals a regression: children are being diverted from education into work, simply because of economic precarity.
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    Green business

    Global Methane Cuts See Early Progress – But Are Still Far Short of 2030 Target

    According to the Global Methane Status Report 2025, global anthropogenic methane emissions reached approximately 352 million tonnes per year in 2020.
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    Afghanistan

    Torkham Border Shutdown Enters 38th Day, Deepening Economic Strain Across Afghanistan–Pakistan Trade Route

    As the 38-day shutdown continues, both sides face mounting pressure. Unless the Torkham crossing reopens soon, the economic and human costs risk becoming permanent scars on bilateral trade.
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    Clean tech

    Global Fossil‐Fuel CO₂ Emissions Hit Record 38 Billion Tonnes in 2025 as Climate Pledges Fall Short

    In 2025, global emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels are projected to reach an unprecedented level, underscoring the widening gap between climate ambition and reality.
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    Clean tech

    India Ranks Ninth Globally in Extreme Weather Risk, Says Germanwatch Report

    Germanwatch’s report urges India and other developing nations to press for stronger global mechanisms at the COP30 climate summit.
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    Bangladesh

    Voices of Loss: Hundreds of Girls Reveal How Child Marriage Stole Their Childhoods

    If the world is serious about fulfilling the promise of the Sustainable Development Goal to end child marriage by 2030, this report signals that...
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    Civil society

    Lessons for Rahul Gandhi from the Zohran Mamdani Campaign

    Rahul Gandhi, despite his charisma, is still searching for a way to convert his message into a sustained political movement.
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    Climate change

    ADB Approves US $100 Million to Bolster Sri Lanka’s Fiscal Resilience, Transparency

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US $100 million financing package for Sri Lanka aimed at bolstering macroeconomic resilience, transparency and public-sector efficiency in the aftermath of its economic crisis.
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