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    Environment

    Animals and wildlife

    Vultures Will Be Guests At Nepal’s High Profile Restaurants

    Vulture restaurants, also called Jatayu restaurants are designed to provide safe animal carcass to the endangered birds. Imagine a restaurant serving animal carcass to its...
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    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. An initial consignment of 1,800 metric tonnes of wheat crossed the Afghanistan-Pakistan border-point...
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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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    Environment

    Pharmaceutical waste contaminates India’s main rivers

    By Papiya Bhattacharya Major Indian rivers, including the Ganga, the Yamuna and the Cauvery are contaminated with various pharmaceutical products and researchers blame poor monitoring...
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    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...
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    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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    Bangladesh

    SouthAsia: UNODC Report Flags Distinct Synthetic Drug Markets Across Region

    By documenting distinct national patterns while highlighting shared vulnerabilities, the assessment provides a common analytical foundation for policymakers, investigators and health authorities.
    Agri-business

    Sri Lanka Can Unlock Export Growth Through High-Value Agribusiness, Says Think Tank Study

    By addressing tariff distortions, policy unpredictability and underinvestment in knowledge and infrastructure, the country can better convert its agricultural strengths into higher export earnings, more productive jobs and broader economic gains.
    Air

    Delhi Tightens Grip on 2,354 Industries with Real-Time Emission Monitors and Stricter Pollution Limits

    The plan underscores both the technical feasibility of continuous industrial monitoring at scale and the practical difficulties of extending such systems to thousands of smaller enterprises.

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    Sri Lanka Can Unlock Export Growth Through High-Value Agribusiness, Says Think Tank Study

    By addressing tariff distortions, policy unpredictability and underinvestment in knowledge and infrastructure, the country can better convert its agricultural strengths into higher export earnings, more productive jobs and broader economic gains.
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