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    Cow Dung Fires Linked to Black Fungus Epidemic in India

    Medical researchers say cow dung is rich in black fungus spores, which, when released through smoke from cow dung fires spread widely. Cow dung...
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    Air

    Billions of People Still Breathe Unhealthy Air: New WHO Data

    A record number of over 6,000 cities in 117 countries are now monitoring air quality, but the people living in them are still breathing...
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    Governance

    The Paradox of China–India Relations

    Recent relations between China and India have been divided by both security tensions and opposite alliances. But on 25 March, the China–India relationship seems...
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    Clean tech

    World’s nations commit to ending plastic waste

    The UN’s draft resolution on ending plastic pollution has been described as the most important international environmental deal since the Paris Agreement. By Emma Bryce The...
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    Environment

    Beginning to gather data on plastics, for a start

    Research is on to estimate the quantity of marine plastic litter. There is no creditable nor dependable data to drive informed decision on handling...
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    Disaster risk reduction

    Sri Lanka to get Australian help for its maritime disaster preparedness mechanism

    The effort is to build capacities to develop a suitable system, especially with a systems engineering approach to build a more resilient system that...
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    Climate change

    State ministers moot environment council at TERI summit

    Environment ministers from various state governments attending a session of the ongoing World Sustainable Development Summit have mooted the idea of an environment council...
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    Civil society

    When the fate of half our planet is being discussed, it’s too important to shut out civil society

    Over 100 governments claim to back ocean protection and almost five million people globally are demanding urgent action to tackle the ocean crisis. But...
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    Bangladesh

    Deadly Monsoon Fury: Bangladesh Battles Widespread Flooding Crisis

    This 2026 event arrives after earlier haor region floods earlier in the year, underscoring recurring pressures. Migration to urban centres and climate adaptation efforts remain critical long-term challenges.
    Finance and Economy

    Sri Lanka Targets Poverty Eradication: Aswesuma Programme Set for Phase-Out by 2030

    Launched in 2023 amid the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s unprecedented economic turmoil, Aswesuma represented a targeted overhaul of the country’s social protection system.
    Civil society

    Civil Society Rallies Behind Bengaluru Street Vendors: “Don’t Sacrifice Livelihoods for Footpaths”

    Street vendors embody the resilience of India’s informal economy. Their struggle highlights the need for policies that listen to the voices of the working poor rather than displacing them in the name of progress.

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    Bangladesh

    Deadly Monsoon Fury: Bangladesh Battles Widespread Flooding Crisis

    This 2026 event arrives after earlier haor region floods earlier in the year, underscoring recurring pressures. Migration to urban centres and climate adaptation efforts remain critical long-term challenges.
    Finance and Economy

    Sri Lanka Targets Poverty Eradication: Aswesuma Programme Set for Phase-Out by 2030

    Launched in 2023 amid the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s unprecedented economic turmoil, Aswesuma represented a targeted overhaul of the country’s social protection system.
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