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    PM’s Digital Village Education Programme Bridging Digital Gap, Says Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

    There seems to be a good demand for acquiring digital literacy in the rural areas as can be seen by the number of enrolments...
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    Afghanistan

    Cash-Strapped Taliban Turns to Coal

    Coal is the easiest source of foreign exchange for a stressed economy under Taliban governance, but all doesn’t seem to go well. The prices...
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    Bangladesh

    No Further Delay on Roadmap for Labour, EU Delegation Tells Bangladesh

    This is a clear indication from the European Union that delaying tactics to implement a roadmap for labour reforms in Bangladesh, especially its garment...
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    Civil society

    Ninety Years of a Full Life [Part – II]

    In this second part, Naazir Mahmood recounts, through his father's eyes, the two tumultuous decades between 1960 and 1980, that revolve around the government's...
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    Accountability

    Bangladesh’s NHRC to Probe Attack on Hindus; Administration Negligence

    The Bangladesh NHRC investigation into the riots in Lohagara, where Hindu homes and shops were attacked, will also explore negligence on the part of...
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    Accountability

    Sri Lanka’s Crisis of Legitimacy

    In this period of national trauma, all is not lost to Sri Lanka. The political and economic upheavals may yet usher a renewed commitment...
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    Climate change

    Building a Heatwave-Resistant India

    Heat waves may have warmed the environment — but India’s response to them remains lukewarm, if not cold. A more sustained and aggressive policy...
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh Gets US$ 500 Million World Bank Financing for Flood Risk Management

    The credit will provide a leg up for the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 that aims to attain a safe, climate resilient and prosperous delta...
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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.
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    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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    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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    Nepal’s Proposed Media Council Bill Raises Press Freedom Concerns Amid Tiered Penalties

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

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