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    Disaster risk reduction

    Grim Situation in Assam Following Floods

    54 lives have been lost due to the floods across the state since the monsoon season began on 6 April. Assam’s Brahmaputra valley is...
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    Climate change

    Droughts in the 6th Century Could Have Paved the Way for Islam

    “It was a bit like a murder case: we have a dead kingdom and we're looking for the culprit. Step by step, the evidence has...
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    Clean tech

    Climate Change: India Faces Credit Downgrades for Slow Global Warming Steps

    It is not just on the governments who will have to shell out more to borrow. The financial strain will also trickle down to...
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    Air

    India’s Rejection of Global Environment Report ‘Perilous’

    The Environmental Performance Index 2022 ranked India as world’s least environmentally sustainable country. India rejected the report, challenging its methodology. The EPI report’s chief...
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    Air

    An Innovation to Cement Environment-Friendly Construction On The Cards

    The projected demand for buildings and infrastructure in India will lead to the cement industry’s three-fold expansion by 2050 and result in a proportionate...
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    Animals and wildlife

    Pets Help AIDS Survivors Through Two Pandemics

    A study examining the role of pets during both, the COVID-19 and the HIV/AIDS pandemics has thrown up interesting observations and could reignite the...
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    Air

    Dirty Air ‘Cuts South Asia Life Expectancy by Five Years’

    Bangladesh emerges as the world’s most polluted country according to the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) released by the University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute....
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    Climate change

    $33 Billion Funding Gap for Climate ‘Loss And Damage’

    As costs of extreme weather events are rise rapidly and as campaigners urge for a loss and damage finance facility ahead of COP27, an...
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    Accountability

    Secret Australian Inquiry Exposes SAS Command Failures and Toxic Culture in Afghanistan War

    The report underscores persistent questions about accountability for civilian harm. Related reporting on the region has highlighted ongoing challenges in post-conflict justice and the human costs of prolonged international military engagement.
    Climate change

    Cyclone Arnab Batters India’s East Coast, Leaving Trail of Floods and Crop Devastation

    While natural climate variability such as El Niño plays a role, the background warming linked to climate change adds to the heat available to these systems.
    Aid

    Bangladesh: Chandpur Fishers End Hilsa Ban in Debt, Urge Cash Support Beyond Rice Aid

    The challenge is ensuring that the burden of short-term sacrifice does not fall disproportionately on the poorest fishers.

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    Accountability

    Secret Australian Inquiry Exposes SAS Command Failures and Toxic Culture in Afghanistan War

    The report underscores persistent questions about accountability for civilian harm. Related reporting on the region has highlighted ongoing challenges in post-conflict justice and the human costs of prolonged international military engagement.
    Climate change

    Cyclone Arnab Batters India’s East Coast, Leaving Trail of Floods and Crop Devastation

    While natural climate variability such as El Niño plays a role, the background warming linked to climate change adds to the heat available to these systems.
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    Human rights

    Amazon Workers Win First-Ever Union

    The victory has major implications for the success of...
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    Civil society

    India’s Demographic Dividend at Risk: World Bank Urges Immediate Labor Reforms for High-Income Ambition

    A central concern of the report is India's underutilized demographic dividend. Despite having a large working-age population, the country's labor force participation rate stands at a mere 56.4 percent, significantly lower than its peers.
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    Finance and Economy

    Sri Lanka Delays Critical Household Survey as Post-Crisis Poverty Data Remains Elusive

    Parliament’s discussion highlighted the need for welfare programmes such as Sri Lanka’s Aswesuma to rest on data that accurately reflect current income and expenditure levels.
    Bangladesh

    Middle East Conflict Imperils Bangladesh’s Vital Remittance Flows

    Bangladesh’s situation illustrates the double-edged nature of labour migration for lower-middle-income countries.
    Aid

    Race for Next UN Chief Intensifies Amid Gender, Geography and Great-Power Rivalry

    The process remains fluid. Further straw polls are anticipated, and withdrawals or new nominations could reshape the field.

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