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    India Faces over $200 Billion a Year in Climate Adaptation Costs by 2050, McKinsey Report Warns

    Long-term climate risk, particularly heat exposure, also carries socio-economic consequences, threatening jobs, livelihoods and economic growth if unchecked.
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    Finance and Economy

    In Rajya Sabha: Impact of US Tariffs on India’s Seafood Industry

    The minister said that the government is also pursuing new free trade agreements and working to improve the utilisation of existing FTAs.
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    Civil society

    Pakistan’s Legal Community Condemns Judicial Persecution of Lawyers Critical of Military

    The case has sparked alarm about shrinking civic space, erosion of rule of law and misuse of cybercrime legislation to criminalise dissent.
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    Afghanistan

    Winter Hunger Crisis Deepens in Afghanistan: Over 17 Million at Risk as Child Malnutrition Soars

    With humanitarian funding dwindling, critical supplementary feeding programmes risk being scaled back or halted altogether.
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    Finance and Economy

    India, ADB Sign Loans Worth Over $2.2 Billion for Development Projects

    The financing will advance initiatives under India’s national flagship programmes in skilling and rooftop solar deployment along with projects supporting healthcare, metro development and ecotourism promotion across three states.
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    Bio-diversity

    Sri Lanka: Cyclone Ditwah Leaves Behind an Ecological Catastrophe

    Experts argue that building resilience requires integrated approaches that blend disaster risk reduction with ecosystem conservation.
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    Air

    Delhi’s Air Quality Plunges Into Hazardous Levels; GRAP-4 Emergency Curbs Enforced

    While official forecasts have suggested potential weather shifts that could help disperse pollutants, scientists caution that air quality may remain poor in the coming days without sustained reductions in emissions.
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    Accountability

    Nepal Government and Gen Z Leaders Seal Landmark 10-Point Reform Pact

    The accord, signed at Singha Durbar on Wednesday, comes three months after mass protests shook the country.
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    Civil society

    Pakistan: 40 Killed as Quetta-Peshawar Bus Plunges into Ravine in Zhob

    As Pakistan grapples with this heartbreak, the incident serves as a stark call to action.
    Civil society

    Life Sentence for Baloch Activists Sparks Widespread Condemnation as ‘Political Vendetta’

    The conviction relates to violence during the Baloch Raji Muchi (Baloch National Gathering) organised by the BYC in Gwadar in July 2024.
    Employment

    Sri Lanka Regains Upper-Middle-Income Status

    As the World Bank has highlighted, maintaining upper-middle status requires not just recovery momentum but deep structural reforms to drive sustainable, inclusive growth.

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    Pakistan: 40 Killed as Quetta-Peshawar Bus Plunges into Ravine in Zhob

    As Pakistan grapples with this heartbreak, the incident serves as a stark call to action.
    Civil society

    Life Sentence for Baloch Activists Sparks Widespread Condemnation as ‘Political Vendetta’

    The conviction relates to violence during the Baloch Raji Muchi (Baloch National Gathering) organised by the BYC in Gwadar in July 2024.
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