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    Bangladesh’s Vanishing Tigers: 189 Left in the Race Against Extinction

    Worldwide, stronger protection has helped push tiger numbers up from a low of roughly 3,200 in 2010 to around 5,800 today.
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh Launches Massive 250 Million Tree Plantation Drive to Battle Climate Crisis

    Bangladesh’s 250-million-tree target, if achieved with quality and sustainability, could serve as a model for densely populated developing nations.
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    Animals and wildlife

    The Hidden Toll of Living with Tigers – Who Speaks for the Tiger Widows of the Sundarbans?

    The Sundarbans is not just a UNESCO World Heritage site or a tiger sanctuary – it is a living landscape where humans and wildlife have long coexisted, often at great cost.
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh’s Billion-Dollar Carbon Credit Goal Sparks Fierce Debate Over Feasibility and Risks

    As global demand for credible, high-quality carbon credits continues to rise, Bangladesh finds itself at a critical crossroads.
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    Bio-diversity

    Karnali’s Yarsagumba Season Delayed Amidst Dwindling Yields and Mounting High-Altitude Dangers

    The provincial government of Karnali is attempting to delicately balance the immediate economic needs of its vulnerable citizens with vital, long-term ecological preservation.
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    Accountability

    Sri Lanka Cracks Down on Polluters with Sweeping New Environmental Powers

    To ensure the new laws do not remain merely symbolic, the CEA has initiated a massive recruitment drive, onboarding 281 new environmental officers to fill a critical staffing void that had persisted for nearly a decade.
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    Accountability

    Bangladesh: The Resurgence of Pirate Syndicates in Sundarbans

    For thousands of Bangladeshi fishermen and honey collectors, setting out onto the waters of the Sundarbans to earn a daily livelihood has abruptly devolved into a deadly gamble.
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    Animals and wildlife

    AI and India’s One Health Moment: How Artificial Intelligence Can Bridge Human, Animal and Environmental Health

    To harness AI’s full potential, the ORF recommends four priority actions.
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    Accountability

    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. 
    IPR and patent regime

    US Startup Claims Breakthrough in Turning Mercury into Gold Using Nuclear Fusion

    Whether the process ever supplies meaningful quantities of gold will depend on breakthroughs still to come in fusion engineering and materials science.
    Civil society

    South Asia Democracy Conference Opens in Colombo Amid Regional Democratic Challenges

    As the three-day programme continues, participants will explore practical questions of democratic renewal.

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    Accountability

    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. 
    IPR and patent regime

    US Startup Claims Breakthrough in Turning Mercury into Gold Using Nuclear Fusion

    Whether the process ever supplies meaningful quantities of gold will depend on breakthroughs still to come in fusion engineering and materials science.
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