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    Pak Tea House: A Hive of Activity for Literary Personalities, Intellectuals

    At the time of the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the literary creativity and progress of the Indian Tea House were adversely affected. Likewise,...
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    Bio-diversity

    Tamil Nadu NGOs Work With University to Restore Heritage Rice Varieties

    A majority of small and medium farmers of Tamil Nadu have lost their heritage seeds, once owned traditionally by their community due to the...
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    Agri-business

    Nepal Government, UN Agency Seek Investors for Latest Cash Crop to Boom in Country’s East

    Cardamom, mountain potato, ginger and timur have been assessed using the government’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plan, which FAO says identifies climate-smart farming practices and...
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    Bio-diversity

    Hard Hit By Climate Change, Villagers Raise a Forest on Their Own

    Recent studies have demonstrated that climate change-induced global warming enhances the monsoon’s oscillations, causing both brief bursts of intense rain and protracted dry spells....
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    Environmental law

    Ocean Scientists Measure Sediment Plume Stirred Up by Deep-Sea-Mining Vehicle

    A new field study reveals a previously unobserved fluid dynamic process that is key to assessing impact of deep-sea mining operations. Jennifer Chu  |  MIT...
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    Agriculture

    Not Just Humans, Climate Change Has Made Plants Vulnerable as Well

    There is now evidence pointing to the role of climate change in worsening the vulnerability of the world’s plant resources to pests and disease...
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    Entrepreneurship

    Creating Jobs in the Hills of Uttarakhand

    Jan Shikshan Sansthan’s skill development and entrepreneurship programme is helping unemployed youth, including school drop-outs, and women in the hill areas of Uttarakhand lead productive...
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    E-governance

    Using Artificial Intelligence to Protect Maternal Health

    An interdisciplinary team is developing a mobile health platform that uses AI to detect infection in Cesarean section wounds. The mobile platform uses artificial...
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    From inadequate rescue equipment and poor inter-agency coordination to health vulnerabilities and absent local representatives, the Kathmandu Valley is staring down a potentially dangerous monsoon season.
    Human rights

    Nepal Moves to Transform Prisons into Industrial Villages Amid Calls for Reform

    In a significant push to reform Nepal’s prison system, Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak has vowed to transform correctional facilities across the country into "industrial villages" aimed at rehabilitation, productivity, and human rights.
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    The MHRA hackathon brought together experts, early career professionals, and students with a background in modelling to form interdisciplinary groups to MHRA case studies.

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    Nepal: Kathmandu’s Monsoon Preparedness Draws Concern Amidst Rising Disaster Risks

    From inadequate rescue equipment and poor inter-agency coordination to health vulnerabilities and absent local representatives, the Kathmandu Valley is staring down a potentially dangerous monsoon season.
    Human rights

    Nepal Moves to Transform Prisons into Industrial Villages Amid Calls for Reform

    In a significant push to reform Nepal’s prison system, Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak has vowed to transform correctional facilities across the country into "industrial villages" aimed at rehabilitation, productivity, and human rights.
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