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    Coordination and Monitoring Mechanism Envisaged for Private Participation in Science Research in States

    Plan are afoot for the union government and the state governments to work to promote private sector participation in the state research and development...
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    Features

    These Neurons Have Food On the Brain

    MIT scientists have discovered a population of neurons that light up whenever we see images of food. Anne Trafton | MIT News Office A gooey slice of pizza....
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    Agri-business

    R&D in Agriculture and Food Declining, Experts Say

    Experts are concerned that R&D investments in food and agriculture are declining, even as interesting patterns appear to mark the investments. The Asia Pacific...
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    Gender

    Women Have Always Trailed Men in Research Output: How COVID Made the Situation Worse

    Academic mothers were caught up in the demands of competing roles. These included teaching online, nurturing vulnerable students, comforting anxious children, taking care of...
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    Climate change

    ‘Truly Scary’, Says Climate Change Diseases Study

    58 per cent of diseases made worse by climate change and heatwaves can enhance power of viruses, says a study published in the Nature...
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    Asia Pacific

    Monsoon ‘Pulls’ Climate-Changing Chemicals Into Atmosphere

    Scientists are studying how monsoon winds impact climate change as pollutants drawn into the upper atmosphere disrupt the Asian monsoon. Scientists are now sampling...
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    Clean tech

    Making Hydropower Plants More Sustainable

    Natel Energy, founded by sibling MIT alumni, is deploying hydropower systems with fish-safe turbines and other features that mimic natural river conditions. Zach Winn | MIT News...
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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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    Sri Lanka’s High Grown Tea Hits 34-Year Low in August Amid Persistent Cloud Cover and Heavy Rain

    With high grown output at its lowest monthly level in more than three decades, the industry faces renewed pressure to strengthen resilience while protecting the quality reputation that underpins Ceylon Tea’s global standing.
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    Fiji Declares National HIV Emergency Amid Explosive Surge in Infections

    For a small island nation whose health system is already under strain, the fight against HIV has become one of the most pressing public health challenges of the decade.
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    White House Launches Trump TV Amid Escalating Media Access Clash

    Independent journalists and press advocates continue to insist that government-run streams cannot substitute for the ability of reporters to observe, question and report without prior approval of the content.

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    Sri Lanka’s High Grown Tea Hits 34-Year Low in August Amid Persistent Cloud Cover and Heavy Rain

    With high grown output at its lowest monthly level in more than three decades, the industry faces renewed pressure to strengthen resilience while protecting the quality reputation that underpins Ceylon Tea’s global standing.
    Disaster Management

    Fiji Declares National HIV Emergency Amid Explosive Surge in Infections

    For a small island nation whose health system is already under strain, the fight against HIV has become one of the most pressing public health challenges of the decade.
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    Local Elders Broker Fragile Ceasefire on the Durand Line as Civilians Bear the Brunt of Cross-Border Strikes

    The durability of this grassroots ceasefire remains highly precarious. Without structured incident management, formal counterterrorism cooperation, or official endorsement from military commanders in Kabul and Islamabad, the agreement is vulnerable to the slightest provocation.
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    Himalayan Ice Avalanche Disaster Underscores Urgent Need for South Asian Cross-Border Climate Cooperation

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