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    UN’s investigative arm launches survey to probe racism, discrimination

    Several interest groups who have bonded together to fight for their rights in the light of allegations and reports of widespread discrimination based either...

    Will the hijab row undo India’s youth demographic dividend?

    Girls and women negotiate multiple challenges in making choices or pursuing their interests, even when it comes to education. Muslim girls have moved forward...

    There is a need to unclothe cash transfer programmes!

    It is pertinent to ask if a cash transfer allocation is good even if the scheme gets apportioned from the allocations required otherwise for...

    Pro-rich policies buoy billionaires’ rise in India

    In contrast to the callous treatment meted out to internal migrant workers, the government spared no costs in arranging special flights to fetch students...

    The missing ‘worker’ in Budget 2022 and its implications

    Two popular words — ‘worker’ and ‘labourer’ were absent in the finance minister’s speech. This signifies a paternalistic approach to workers where workers are...

    Bail for Lankan lawyer, “prisoner of conscience”

    The criminal investigation department of the Sri Lanka police had detained Hejaaz Hizbullah, an attorney-at-law under the island nation’s Prevention of Terrorism Act. Sri Lankan...

    Nepal investing in health care but equality of access lags

    High quality health care is not universally accessible in Nepal, and is generally enjoyed by only a relatively small and elite portion of the...

    Forests, environment and climate change budgets overlook the marginalised

    Budget 2022 has not worked to realise the commitments the prime minister made at COP26. The most marginalised have not been considered in the...
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    Bhutan’s Long-Deferred Mines and Minerals Bill Set for Parliamentary Return this Winter

    If enacted, the Mines and Minerals Management Bill 2026 would mark the most significant overhaul of Bhutan’s mineral governance in three decades.

    China’s Solar Boom Creates ‘Green Dilemma’ for Birds

    Without deliberate ecological planning, the green transition risks creating new biodiversity deficits even as it reduces greenhouse-gas emissions.

    Glacier Collapse Triggers Deadly Nepal-China Border Floods as Blame Game Erupts

    This disaster is the latest reminder that the “Third Pole” of the Himalayas is warming and becoming more hazardous.

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    Bhutan’s Long-Deferred Mines and Minerals Bill Set for Parliamentary Return this Winter

    If enacted, the Mines and Minerals Management Bill 2026 would mark the most significant overhaul of Bhutan’s mineral governance in three decades.

    China’s Solar Boom Creates ‘Green Dilemma’ for Birds

    Without deliberate ecological planning, the green transition risks creating new biodiversity deficits even as it reduces greenhouse-gas emissions.
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