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    Women Arrive in Delhi to announce, “We are Still Cleaning Dry Latrines Today”

    Safai Karmachari Andolan declared the launch of a year-long campaign INDIA@80 to free India from the national shame of manual scavenging.
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    Rising Heat Toll: Lives and Livelihoods Scorched as Climate Costs Mount

    The Lancet Countdown stresses that climate action remains “a lifeline,” capable of saving millions of lives while protecting economies.
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    Bangladesh

    Extreme Heat Erodes 31 Million Jobs a Year in South Asia

    By 2070, around 520 million people across the region could face at least one month of dangerous heat each year – four times the number today.
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    NHRC Must Recognise Impact of Heat as Violation of Fundamental Rights

    Extreme heat has become a growing public emergency, depriving people of basic necessities and threatening their right to live in a healthy, safe, and dignified environment.
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    Citizens Urge NHRC to Declare Extreme Heat a Human Rights Emergency in Delhi

    The submission, coordinated under Greenpeace India’s Delhi Rising campaign, calls on the Commission to formally recognise extreme heat as a human rights issue and push for adequate state funding of heat action plans.
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    New SDG Data Shows Stalled Progress on Air Pollution and Health

    WHO has launched updated data on the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators tracking the link between air pollution and health.
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    Only 10% of Tracked Government Spending Directly Addresses Heatwaves: Report Flags Urgent Need for Dedicated Heat Finance in India

    The report comes as India is in the grip of a escalating heat crisis and heatwaves are becoming more frequent, intense, and deadly, threatening lives, livelihoods, public health, agriculture, and economic productivity.
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    Scorching Heatwave Engulfs Delhi and North-Central India: Temperatures Hit 45°C+ as IMD Warns of Prolonged Extreme Conditions

    As Delhi and much of India endure this punishing heat, the event serves as a stark reminder of the challenges posed by rising temperatures.
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    SouthAsia: UNODC Report Flags Distinct Synthetic Drug Markets Across Region

    By documenting distinct national patterns while highlighting shared vulnerabilities, the assessment provides a common analytical foundation for policymakers, investigators and health authorities.
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    Sri Lanka Can Unlock Export Growth Through High-Value Agribusiness, Says Think Tank Study

    By addressing tariff distortions, policy unpredictability and underinvestment in knowledge and infrastructure, the country can better convert its agricultural strengths into higher export earnings, more productive jobs and broader economic gains.
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    Delhi Tightens Grip on 2,354 Industries with Real-Time Emission Monitors and Stricter Pollution Limits

    The plan underscores both the technical feasibility of continuous industrial monitoring at scale and the practical difficulties of extending such systems to thousands of smaller enterprises.

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    SouthAsia: UNODC Report Flags Distinct Synthetic Drug Markets Across Region

    By documenting distinct national patterns while highlighting shared vulnerabilities, the assessment provides a common analytical foundation for policymakers, investigators and health authorities.
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    Sri Lanka Can Unlock Export Growth Through High-Value Agribusiness, Says Think Tank Study

    By addressing tariff distortions, policy unpredictability and underinvestment in knowledge and infrastructure, the country can better convert its agricultural strengths into higher export earnings, more productive jobs and broader economic gains.
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    A high-level committee (HLC), under the chairmanship of union home minister and minister of cooperation, Amit Shah, has approved Rs. 707.97 crore of additional central assistance to the states of Assam and Gujarat that were affected by flood and landslides in 2024.
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    Police have indicated that the operation remains under review and that subsequent legal steps will rest on the findings from questioning and verification.

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