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    Climate change

    WMO Says 1.5 °C Rise Above Pre-Industrial Level Temperature Is Round The Corner

    The 1.5°C figure is not some random statistic. It is rather an indicator of the point at which climate impacts will become increasingly harmful...
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    Civil society

    Unravelling the Controversies of Chinese Foreign Aid

    Chinese policy has aimed for the expansion of common standards for global economic and social development. In Chinese theory and practice, this is achieved...
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    Civil society

    UN Continues Financial Ties with a Vilified Russia Isolated by the International Community

    Goods and services from Russia are primarily air transportation, mostly helicopters, including maintenance and servicing; information and communication technologies (ICT); and food catering, largely...
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    Accountability

    Healthcare Inequities Exposed by COVID-19 Pandemic

    While India has made great strides in reducing inequalities in healthcare, large access gaps by socioeconomic status remain. For instance, a study of outpatients...
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    Asia Pacific

    Asia’s Coastal Cities ‘Sinking Faster Than Sea Level-Rise’

    Coastal cities in Asia are sinking faster than sea level rise, mainly due to unregulated groundwater extraction, say researchers identifying “fast-subsiding areas”. By Purple Romero Manila...
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    COVID-19

    Building Resilience and Preventative Responses to Withstand Global Crises

    Resilience to shocks is no longer just about bouncing back — it’s also about building preparedness for even bigger disruptions. The climate crisis, COVID-19,...
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    Disaster risk reduction

    Humanity’s Broken Risk Perception is Reversing Global Progress, says UNDRR Report

    A ‘spiral of self-destruction’ is on, says the UN’s flagship Global Assessment Report, adding that this could undo social and economic advances and face...
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    Freedom of speech and expression

    Chronicle of a Tragedy Unfolded

    While officially, the burqa ban is justified on grounds of need for uniformity and wearing of hijab is not seen as necessary to religious...
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    Child Rights

    UN Warns: Climate Change Could Force 40.5 Million South Asians from Their Homes by 2050

    For the international community, supporting South Asia’s efforts to build resilience is not only a humanitarian imperative but also a matter of global stability.
    E-governance

    Sri Lanka Ready for New IMF Growth Deal as Stability Takes Hold, Says President

    Dissanayake used the platform to outline a roadmap spanning rural development, infrastructure, energy, tourism and digital skills.
    Agriculture

    India’s Supreme Court Urged to Expedite Contempt Case Over Alleged GM Rice Releases

    The case raises wider questions about how rapidly advancing biotechnologies are governed in one of the world’s largest agricultural economies and food exporters.

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    UN Warns: Climate Change Could Force 40.5 Million South Asians from Their Homes by 2050

    For the international community, supporting South Asia’s efforts to build resilience is not only a humanitarian imperative but also a matter of global stability.
    E-governance

    Sri Lanka Ready for New IMF Growth Deal as Stability Takes Hold, Says President

    Dissanayake used the platform to outline a roadmap spanning rural development, infrastructure, energy, tourism and digital skills.
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    Disaster risk reduction

    A Lifeline for Rural India: How MGNREGA Transformed Handpada Village

    The scheme has promoted the ideals of transparency and participatory democracy, with Gram Sabhas playing an active role in selecting projects and monitoring their progress.
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh’s Development Finance Faces Existential Threat from Global Aid Squeeze

    The OECD report and discussions underscore that while challenges are severe, opportunities exist if Bangladesh acts decisively.
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    Sri Lanka’s Middle Class Shrinks as Nearly 400,000 Households Slide Down Income Ladder, Says Boston Consulting Group

    BCG says that policymakers and businesses alike will need strategies that address both the scale of the rural middle class and the constraints facing households that have slipped downward if the gains of recovery are to become more widely shared.
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    Indonesia Rejects National Disaster Status as Toxic Haze Blankets Southeast Asia

    ASEAN foreign ministers are expected to discuss the transboundary haze at an upcoming meeting. The episode highlights longstanding regional tensions over the annual haze, which has strained diplomatic relations in previous severe seasons such as 2015.
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    India’s Wholesale Inflation Surges to 11.39% in September on Fuel and Food Price Pressures

    The provisional September figures, compiled with a weighted response rate of 83.4 per cent, will be subject to revision.

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