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    Bangladesh

    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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    Gender

    Air raid sirens, a baby’s first cry: A first-time mother speaks on giving birth during conflict in Ukraine

    A 25-year-old woman living in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, started having contractions on 24 February, the day the Russian Federation launched a military offensive...
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    Peace

    Veto is the Chief Culprit but Expulsion or Suspension is Not the Remedy

    Why have Russia and the People's Republic of China not called for an amendment of the UN Charter to streamline their membership issue? All...
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    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan: Journalists live under threats from Taliban

    Authorities in Afghanistan censor the work of journalists and even resort to beating up journalists covering issues that the Taliban finds discomforting. Taliban authorities have...
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    Livelihood

    Nepal to begin talks with UK on Equality for Gurkhas

    The Gurkha’s struggles for pay parity are steeped in history. Retired British Gurkha soldiers were left to fight a lonely battle for their salaries,...
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    Governance

    Ukraine Challenges Legitimacy of Russia’s UN Membership

    The USSR and the Republic of China – not the 'Russian Federation' or 'the People’s Republic of China' (PRC) — are still two of...
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    Finance and Economy

    Why is India’s financial aid offer to Sri Lanka getting delayed?

    Sri Lankan finance minister Basil Rajapaksa’s visit to clinch a big-ticket loan from India has been postponed. Is this go-slow a deliberate strategy to...
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    Animals and wildlife

    Scientists describe a new Himalayan snake species found via Instagram

    Locked down at home during the pandemic last year, a postgraduate student photographed a hitherto unseen snake in his backyard and uploaded it to...
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    Agriculture

    Heatwave-Driven Power Surge Tests India’s Energy Resilience as El Niño Looms for FY27

    India’s electricity sector has witnessed an unprecedented spike in consumption, driven by an intense and prolonged heatwave that gripped much of the country in May 2026.
    Agriculture

    Uttarakhand: A Unique Harvest Festival in Tehri Village

    At a unique event held recently in Tehri district, women of Bugala village were honoured as chief guests by their community at the traditional harvest festival known as Ropani.
    Agri-business

    “Two Leaves and a Bud” Becoming Fiction: Climate Change Threatens the Future of Ceylon Tea

    Fernando cautioned that declining leaf quality, driven by erratic weather, could soon trigger a broader collapse in quantity and output.

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    Heatwave-Driven Power Surge Tests India’s Energy Resilience as El Niño Looms for FY27

    India’s electricity sector has witnessed an unprecedented spike in consumption, driven by an intense and prolonged heatwave that gripped much of the country in May 2026.
    Agriculture

    Uttarakhand: A Unique Harvest Festival in Tehri Village

    At a unique event held recently in Tehri district, women of Bugala village were honoured as chief guests by their community at the traditional harvest festival known as Ropani.
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