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    India

    High quantities of marine litter noticed during monsoon, minister tells Rajya Sabha

    Research by the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) has established the spread of marine litter along entire water column and sediment. Scientists at the...
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    COVID-19

    Tonnes of COVID-19 health care waste expose urgent need to improve waste management systems

    About 87,000 tonnes of personal protective equipment procured between March 2020 and November 2021 to support countries’ urgent COVID-19 response needs is expected to...
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    Environment

    Budget 2022: Renewable energy sector seeks duty cuts, expanded PLI scheme

    Apart from supporting India’s nascent renewable energy sector, Budget 2022 will seek to create a fiscal roadmap for achieving the country’s net zero commitment...
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    Children

    Child asthma cases linked to cities’ dirty air

    A study published in this month's issue of The Lancet Planertary Health says that nitrogen dioxide pollution is the cause of 1.85 million child asthma...
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    Air

    ‘Nepal must scrap ageing diesel buses and trucks’

    Kathmandu ranks among the world’s most polluted cities, with the main source of pollution being its diesel-powered vehicles such as trucks and buses. Experts...
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    Animals and wildlife

    Ecological concerns emerge as Nepal’s bird census gets underway

    Emerging global problems like climate change, urbanization and pollution are causing changes to bird migratory patterns and their arrival in Nepal. The endangered woolly neck...
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh government mulls introducing green tax to meet its environment goals

    The carrot and stick policy to impose of green taxes on the one hand and incentivise green service providers on the other hand is...
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    Air

    Syrians turn war missiles into heaters as winter grips

    Blacksmiths in Syria are converting missiles into heaters that the people of Syria can afford. The low-cost heaters can use any fuel, but the...
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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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    This development comes at a time when the economy is navigating multiple global headwinds.
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    Climate change

    Requiem for a Glacier: Tribute Held in Nepal for One Of The Hindu Kush Himalaya’s Most-Studied Rivers of Ice

    The stones left at the base of the glacier carry messages by two world-famous authors, Manjushree Thapa and Andri Snaer Magnason, in English, Nepali and locally spoken Tibetan.
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    Afghanistan

    UN Security Council Expresses ‘Deep Concern’ Over Restrictions in Afghanistan

    The members of the Security Council stressed the importance...
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh’s Development Finance Faces Existential Threat from Global Aid Squeeze

    The OECD report and discussions underscore that while challenges are severe, opportunities exist if Bangladesh acts decisively.
    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.
    Health Policy

    WHO Calls for Urgent Action as New Cancer Cases are Projected to Nearly Double by 2050 

    The report notes substantial gains in key policy areas. Tobacco use has declined by 27 per cent since 2010, contributing to reductions in lung cancer cases and deaths in some regions.

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