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    Heatwave in Kashmir Spells Difficult Future for Pastoralists

    This year’s heatwave has left the pastoralist community of Jammu and Kashmir with inadequate fodder and water, and many fear an uncertain future in...
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    Nepal Can Fight Toxic Metals With Plants

    A study says that plants capable of absorbing large amounts of contaminants offer an opportunity to detoxify soil and water as concern grows over...
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    UnPuzzled: How Do Some Himalayan Glaciers Resist Global Warming?

    The Himalayas are fast receding under the impacts of global warming. In contrast, the glaciers of central Karakoram have remained unchanged or even increased...
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    Can The Plastic Problem Get More Elephantine Than This?

    A new study has documented the extent of plastic ingestion as an emerging threat to endangered Asian Elephants in Uttarakhand. The researchers say that...
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    Climate change

    Building a Heatwave-Resistant India

    Heat waves may have warmed the environment — but India’s response to them remains lukewarm, if not cold. A more sustained and aggressive policy...
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh Gets US$ 500 Million World Bank Financing for Flood Risk Management

    The credit will provide a leg up for the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 that aims to attain a safe, climate resilient and prosperous delta...
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    Agriculture

    Soaring Temperatures Devastate Kashmir Farmers

    The region, known for lush green hills, has turned into a dry wasteland. Water canals are dry as never before, because there was no...
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