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    Housing, land and property rights

    Union Cabinet Approves PMAY-U Housing for All Mission till End-2024

    The ability of the urban housing construction sector to generate employment is also a reason behind the decision to extend the scheme. On the...
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    COVID-19

    Wearing Masks in Public Places Now Mandatory in Delhi, Violators to be Fined

    The Delhi government has mandated wearing face masks in public places following a surge in the numbers of COVID-19 cases. Health officials say that...
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    Agriculture

    Maharashtra Doubles Compensation for Farmers Following Excessive Rain

    Currently prevailing ‘National Disaster Response Fund’ norms stipulate a compensation of Rs. 6,800 per hectare for farmers’ land affected by a disaster. The cabinet...
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh Finance Minister Warns Against Chinese Loans Through BRI Projects

    Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal pointed out the case of Sri Lanka where an economic crisis was exacerbated due to infrastructure projects funded by...
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    Cooperatives

    Government e Marketplace Portal Launched for Cooperatives

    The government has to expand cooperatives but there is no database, Amit Shah said, adding that the ministry too is creating a national level...
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    Disaster Management

    Hydropower and South Asia’s Energy Future: Three Key Issues to Ponder Upon

    There are concerns that hydropower projects benefit cities and downstream populations more than the local people who bear the direct social and environmental costs....
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    Agriculture policy

    2022 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report: Repurpose Subsidies to Reduce Rising Hunger

    The report projects that if current trends continue, nearly 670 million people or eight per cent of the world population will still be undernourished...
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    Child Labour

    Technology Helps Traffickers Hunt Their Victims, Enslave Them, Sell Their Organs

    Internet and digital platforms are used by criminal gangs to recruit, exploit and control the victims of their human trafficking lucrative business. Among other...
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    Civil society

    Nepal’s Proposed Media Council Bill Raises Press Freedom Concerns Amid Tiered Penalties

    The developments in Nepal illustrate a familiar tension across many democracies: the challenge of establishing effective self-regulation and accountability mechanisms without creating tools that could be used to constrain critical reporting.
    Clean tech

    India Turns Organic Waste into Clean Fuel, Power and Fertilizer under Swachh Bharat Mission

    India’s experience offers a transferable lesson: organic waste streams, when systematically collected and processed, can simultaneously advance sanitation, energy access, climate mitigation and rural-urban linkages.
    Agriculture

    RBI Raises Key Interest Rate for First Time in Nearly Four Years as Inflation Risks Broaden

    The October policy reflects a careful recalibration: prioritising price stability without derailing an economy that continues to demonstrate resilience in the face of global headwinds.

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    Nepal’s Proposed Media Council Bill Raises Press Freedom Concerns Amid Tiered Penalties

    The developments in Nepal illustrate a familiar tension across many democracies: the challenge of establishing effective self-regulation and accountability mechanisms without creating tools that could be used to constrain critical reporting.
    Clean tech

    India Turns Organic Waste into Clean Fuel, Power and Fertilizer under Swachh Bharat Mission

    India’s experience offers a transferable lesson: organic waste streams, when systematically collected and processed, can simultaneously advance sanitation, energy access, climate mitigation and rural-urban linkages.
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    Climate change

    New Projections Show Extreme Glacier Loss Already at 2°C

    Staying close to 1.5°C on the other hand preserves at least some glacier ice in all regions, even Scandinavia, with 20-30 per cent remaining in the four most sensitive regions; and 40-45 per cent in the Himalayas and Caucuses; stressing the growing urgency of the 1.5°C temperature goal and rapid decarbonization to achieve it.
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    Clean tech

    India Turns Organic Waste into Clean Fuel, Power and Fertilizer under Swachh Bharat Mission

    India’s experience offers a transferable lesson: organic waste streams, when systematically collected and processed, can simultaneously advance sanitation, energy access, climate mitigation and rural-urban linkages.
    Civil society

    Nepal’s Proposed Media Council Bill Raises Press Freedom Concerns Amid Tiered Penalties

    The developments in Nepal illustrate a familiar tension across many democracies: the challenge of establishing effective self-regulation and accountability mechanisms without creating tools that could be used to constrain critical reporting.
    Agriculture

    RBI Raises Key Interest Rate for First Time in Nearly Four Years as Inflation Risks Broaden

    The October policy reflects a careful recalibration: prioritising price stability without derailing an economy that continues to demonstrate resilience in the face of global headwinds.

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