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    After Bangladesh, river meetings in India address riparian challenges

    River meetings – or 'Nodi Boithoks' – empowered under-threat and overlooked river communities in Bangladesh to have a say in critical conversations about their...
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    Civil society

    Women demand peace and justice on the streets of Myanmar

    The coming Tuesday 8 March will be the second international women’s day since the brutal coup erupted in Myanmar – and women remain fiercely...
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    Civil society

    The precarity of urban households: demand of livelihood safety nets

    In comparison to rural India which consists of safety nets such as MGNREGA and larger PDS coverage, urban India lacks the crucial livelihood safety...
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    Animals and wildlife

    Citizen science can help track illegal wildlife trade in the Himalayas

    Citizen reporting tools can provide crucial data on the status of species and track illegal wildlife trade. There are several such citizen apps, some...
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    Women’s voices raised against hate in India

    The Fearless Collective is a movement that helps citizens move from fear to love through the creation of participatory art in public space. By Mehru Jaffer /...
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    Civil society

    A man in a Myanmar village advocates against men battering their wives

    Ko Aung Lin, a father of three boys, knows exactly what violence against women is because he has committed it himself. Now, he has...
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    People are hungry, says hunger watch survey

    Many households had to go to sleep without eating. 41 per cent of general caste households surveyed reported that they had to sleep without...
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    Climate change

    The new world wonder: a 100 million hectares wall to protect Africa

    The ambition is to restore 100 million hectares of currently degraded land and sequester 250 million tons of carbon by 2030. By Baher Kamal  / ...
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    Sri Lanka’s High Grown Tea Hits 34-Year Low in August Amid Persistent Cloud Cover and Heavy Rain

    With high grown output at its lowest monthly level in more than three decades, the industry faces renewed pressure to strengthen resilience while protecting the quality reputation that underpins Ceylon Tea’s global standing.
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    Sri Lanka’s High Grown Tea Hits 34-Year Low in August Amid Persistent Cloud Cover and Heavy Rain

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    Fiji Declares National HIV Emergency Amid Explosive Surge in Infections

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