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Animals and wildlife
Imran Khan Plans A Glitzy City On Mangrove Islands Off Karachi, Pakistan
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is determined to implement a $50-billion real-estate urbanisation project on the Bundal and Buddo mangrove islands in the Arabian...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan receives a consignment of 1800 metric tonnes wheat from Pakistan
A first consignment of wheat crossed the Afghanistan-Pakistan border at Torkham today.
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Climate change
World Meteorological Organisation recognizes new Arctic temperature record of 38⁰C
A temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk on 20 June 2020 has been recognized as a new Arctic temperature record...
Bangladesh
Is climate change really SouthAsia’s raw nerve?
Talk of climate change in SouthAsia has been pending since the last SAARC summit held in Kathmandu in 2014. SAARC nations have not met...
Animals and wildlife
Bangladesh’s Indigenous Forest Dwellers Fear Losing Ancestral Land as Officials Grapple with Land Grabs
Many indigenous families were evicted from the Madhupur Forest during the 2007 to 2008 period when a caretaker government was in office.
By Rafiqul Islam...
Civil society
Six dead, dozens missing in Myanmar jade mining disaster
Rescue personnel have called off operations after locating the bodies of six persons from among the dead and the dozens who have gone missing...
Air
Restore Burned-out Peatlands, ‘Save Billions Of Dollars’
Indonesia can save billions of dollars by restoring burned-out peatlands. The savings are in terms of environment, climate and human health.
By Sanjeet Bagcchi /...
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Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double...
WTO and ADB Strengthen Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Growth
The WTO is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart...
Indian Meteorological Department Releases Weather Forecast for the First Week of May
Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions likely to continue over East India till 2 May and over south...
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Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
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WTO and ADB Strengthen Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Growth
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