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    AI Forecasting Deployed to Predict Nepal Landslides

    The AI-enhanced SAFE-RICCS system for predicting landslides has been rolled out in Nepal. The system analyses satellite images taken by NASA and other space...
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    Human rights

    Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Affirms Commitment to Northern Peninsula Development

    Gunawardena engaged with Tamil political leaders at the Jaffna Divisional Secretariat Office, where he oversaw the distribution of rice and egg incubators to low-income...
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    Bangladesh

    Student Protests in Bangladesh Over Quota System Reform Escalate

    The controversy over quotas, which also includes reservations for descendants of 1971 freedom fighters, has ignited widespread debate about fairness and equality in job...
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    Asia Pacific

    Adding Life to Years – Demographic Change in Asia and the Pacific

    The size of the world’s population in 2100 is now expected to be six per cent lower—or 700 million fewer—than anticipated a decade ago....
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    Disaster risk reduction

    UN Vows to Fight Increasing Sand, Dust Storms

    Acting by consensus, the 193-member Assembly adopted the draft resolution titled “United Nations Decade on Combating Sand and Dust Storms (2025-2034)” thus dedicating the...
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    Afghanistan

    Pakistan Extends 1.4 Million Afghan Refugees’ Stay, UNHCR Applauds Move

    UNHCR acknowledged that Pakistan's decision marks a significant step in ensuring humanitarian assistance and protection for Afghan refugees amid regional challenges and geopolitical complexities. In...
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    Agroforestry

    NITI’s GROW with Agroforestry Says Harness Wastelands

    The government also implemented a new law under the Forest Conservation Act to regulate forest conservation in India, which exempted agroforestry and plantations from...
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    CSR and sustainability

    DoT organises workshop on ‘Transforming Rural Landscapes: Designing 5G Intelligent Villages’

    Industry and telecom service providers were asked to come forward and adopt villages and employ technology. The initiative aims to addresses critical pillars such...
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    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan Sees Surge in Child Diarrhea Cases Amid Heat and Water Crisis

    Timely community action and strengthened health services will determine how many more young lives are placed at risk before cooler weather arrives, health workers say.
    Accountability

    Nepal: Officials Charged in Bal Mandir Fund Embezzlement Scandal

    Stakeholders, including child rights advocates, urge the government to strengthen monitoring mechanisms for organisations like Bal Mandir.
    Agriculture

    Half of England Plunges into Flash Drought

    The Environment Agency has stepped up its operational measures and is urging the public to use water wisely.

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    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan Sees Surge in Child Diarrhea Cases Amid Heat and Water Crisis

    Timely community action and strengthened health services will determine how many more young lives are placed at risk before cooler weather arrives, health workers say.
    Accountability

    Nepal: Officials Charged in Bal Mandir Fund Embezzlement Scandal

    Stakeholders, including child rights advocates, urge the government to strengthen monitoring mechanisms for organisations like Bal Mandir.
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    Study says Air Pollution Drives 15 per cent of Delhi Deaths; SC Petitioned to Declare a Health Emergency

    A landmark study and a sweeping legal move have thrust India’s air-quality crisis into the spotlight, urging policymakers and courts alike to treat polluted air not just as an environmental issue but a full-blown public health emergency.
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    Bangladesh

    A wee bit of seed money ushers in big time change

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    Accountability

    Sri Lanka: Former President Wickremesinghe Arrested, Hospitalized; Political Backlash Mounts

    Ranil Wickremesinghe, 76, was arrested on August 22, ushering in the highest-profile detention amid President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign.
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    Aid

    Russia Offers Rupee Route to Unlock Bangladesh Payments and Trade

    The ERD preparatory work now under way will determine how forcefully Bangladesh presses its own priorities when the two sides sit down later this year.
    Afghanistan

    Untreated Disabilities: Afghanistan’s Hidden Health Catastrophe

    Without scaled-up, inclusive responses covering all provinces Afghanistan risks consigning generations to preventable suffering.
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    Sri Lanka’s Care Sector in Crisis: Calls Grow for Urgent Regulation and Reform

    Rising cases of dementia and chronic conditions among the elderly demand specialised approaches currently lacking in most facilities.

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