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    ADB Commits Record $10 Billion for Climate Finance

    Adaptation financing is critical in Asia and the Pacific which is experiencing more extreme heat, droughts, and heavy rains, but where investments in adaptation remain...
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    Myanmar’s NUG Government Committed to Abolishing Discriminatory Laws: Spokesperson

    Speakers attending the discussion recognised that the ongoing civil war in Myanmar is spreading to bordering areas and is posing security threats to the...
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    Environment Minister Releases Status Report of Snow Leopards in India

    The Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India systematically covered over 70 per cent of the potential snow leopard range in the country, involving forest...
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    Delhi’s Asha Kiran Draws HRW Flak

    Nearly 1000 men, women, and children are trapped in Asha Kiran, most of whom will live there for their entire lives. Some are confined...
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    Framework for Voluntary Carbon Market in Agriculture Sector Launched

    An accreditation protocol for agroforestry nurseries was also launched. Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda said that the focus will be on solutions as well...
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    Gaza: ‘Simply Not Enough Food’ to go Around, Warn UN Humanitarians

    Ongoing hostilities across the Gaza Strip have been “particularly intense” in the southern city of Khan Younis, UN humanitarians warned on Monday, as the...
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    Yet Another Chargesheet Against Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus

    The Commission cleared the way to submit the chargesheet against them after deputy director of ACC Md Gulshan Anwar filed the case against Muhammad...
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    European Union to Provide Pakistan an Additional €100 Million to Enhance Post-Flood Resilience

    The package extends its impact by fortifying Pakistan’s long-term resilience through targeted investments in human rights, gender equality, and civil society. The European Union (EU)...
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    Bhutan’s Long-Deferred Mines and Minerals Bill Set for Parliamentary Return this Winter

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    Nepal’s Provinces Cry Foul Over Federal Snub: Interim Government’s Budget Freeze Sparks Tensions Ahead of Polls

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