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Asia Pacific

Climate Scientists Sound Alarm over Asia’s Rising Seas

Sea levels in the Pacific Ocean rising faster than global average and the Indian Ocean warming is already causing storms, erratic rainfall and droughts....

SciDevNet - 25 October 2024

Climate change

Cyclone Dana Approaches Eastern India: Odisha and West Bengal Brace for Impact

The coming days will be critical as both Odisha and West Bengal brace for the potential impact of Cyclone Dana. Authorities, in the meanwhile...

OWSA Staff - 24 October 2024

Air

Delhi’s Air Quality Plummets to ‘Very Poor’ Level Amid Haze

The CAQM recommended the activation of phase two of the Graded Action Plan (GRAP), which includes stringent restrictions aimed at reducing airborne pollutants. Emergency...

OWSA Staff - 23 October 2024

Asia Pacific

Twenty Years On: Indonesia ‘Better Prepared’ Following Tsunami

Despite being the closest inhabited island to the epicentre of the earthquake in December 2004 that caused the largest tsunami so far in this...

OWSA Contributor - 15 October 2024

Clean tech

Nepal Faces Pressure to Protect Indigenous Lands Amid Hydropower Controversy

The coalition is demanding an immediate cessation of the Chhujung Khola project and an overhaul of the environment impact assessment process to ensure thorough...

OWSA Contributor - 9 October 2024

Climate change

2023 Driest Year in Over Three Decades for Rivers Around the World: WMO

The surge in extreme hydrological events has been influenced by naturally occurring climate conditions including the transition from La Niña to El Niño weather...

OWSA Contributor - 8 October 2024

Climate change

Nepal’s Deadly Flash Floods: What Went Wrong?

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority — facing intense backlash for its inability to act effectively to minimize losses — reported by...

Inter Press Service - 4 October 2024

Climate change

Nepal’s Prime Minister Calls for National Unity as Flood Death Toll Rises to 224

The floods, which began last Thursday and continued for 48 hours, have caused extensive damage across Nepal, particularly in the capital, Kathmandu, which experienced...

OWSA Contributor - 3 October 2024

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Artificial Intelligence9 November 2026

Sri Lanka Moves to Speed Up Police Clearances for ICT Talent Seeking Global Contracts

Sri Lanka’s technology professionals operate in a global marketplace where speed and reliability of supporting documentation can decide outcomes.

Climate change9 November 2026

Global South Communities Demand Fossil Fuel Giants Pay for Climate Damage Ahead of COP31

The statement crystallises a simple principle: climate justice is not charity. It is accountability. Communities in Sri Lanka still recovering from Ditwah, Pacific Island nations facing existential sea-level rise, African farmers confronting prolonged droughts and South Asian workers enduring extreme heat are not asking for handouts.

Accountability6 November 2026

India Sets 15-Day Deadline for Rural Job Scheme Complaints Under New VB-G RAM G Rules

The Ministry of Rural Development has stated that the rules seek to institutionalise a citizen-centric, accessible and time-bound framework, thereby reinforcing the rights and entitlements of rural households under the scheme.