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Agri-business
Rice Dwarfing Virus Threatens Indian Yields
Southern Rice Black-Streaked Dwarf Virus, which was first discovered in China, has been detected in North India’s main rice-producing states and officials fear that...
Agriculture
Saving Soils by All Earthly Ways Possible
The Global Soil Partnership is leading the mission for better soil management and raised awareness of soil-related issues. Soils are now high on the...
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...
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...
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....
Agriculture policy
2022 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report: Repurpose Subsidies to Reduce Rising Hunger
The report projects that if current trends continue, nearly 670 million people or eight per cent of the world population will still be undernourished...
Climate change
UnPuzzled: How Do Some Himalayan Glaciers Resist Global Warming?
The Himalayas are fast receding under the impacts of global warming. In contrast, the glaciers of central Karakoram have remained unchanged or even increased...
Animals and wildlife
Can The Plastic Problem Get More Elephantine Than This?
A new study has documented the extent of plastic ingestion as an emerging threat to endangered Asian Elephants in Uttarakhand. The researchers say that...
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In Bangladesh, Nipah Virus Keeps the Health System on its Toes
There’s no cure and no vaccine for the Nipah Virus – and so far this year, both confirmed cases...
Debt Swaps Could Release $100 Billion for Climate Action
If a country and its creditors agree to a swap, a portion of that nation’s debt can be written...
Sri Lanka: Unlawful Use of Weapons in Policing of Protests, Says Amnesty
During 2022 and 2023, Sri Lankans called for accountability for the prolonged economic crisis, corruption and human rights violations,...
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In Bangladesh, Nipah Virus Keeps the Health System on its Toes
There’s no cure and no vaccine for the Nipah...
Debt Swaps Could Release $100 Billion for Climate Action
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