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    Agriculture

    Traditional, Time-Tested Methods and a Modern App Helps Beat Climate Change

    Farmers have a trying time during summer, preventing the soil from cracking from intense heat. Erratic and untimely rains exacerbate the pest problem. Now,...
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    Finance and Economy

    Lankans Suspend Repayment of Foreign Debts

    In a sudden, though not unexpected development, Sri Lanka today announced the suspension of the island nation’s debt repayments. Sri Lanka’s Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardena...
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    Accountability

    Sri Lanka’s Political Turmoil Risks Derailing the Economy Further

    Sri Lanka is facing unprecedented political turmoil, and with the economy in a tailspin it is in its weakest state in decades. The country...
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    Finance and Economy

    Sri Lanka Needs a Finance Minister and IMF Assistance to Avoid Economy Fall Off Precipice: Chambers

    A joint letter from 23 Sri Lankan business chambers has warned of economic collapse, further jobs losses, social unrest a worsening hunger situation if...
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    Hunger

    Ukraine Incursion, World Stagflation

    No country is immune, including those imposing sanctions. But the worst hit are poor countries already struggling with rising fuel and food prices. By Anis...
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    Finance and Economy

    Sri Lanka’s best-known tourism ambassador wants to leave as economy tanks

    Challenged to import fuel to run its power plants and with its dams running out of water reserves and not producing electricity, Sri Lanka’s...
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    Afghanistan

    Top UN diplomat in Afghanistan bats for aid to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

    Deborah Lyons, who also heads the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, lobbied for deepening engagement with the war-torn country's new authorities and action to...
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    Agriculture policy

    Indian economy: Growth slows down; Ukraine crisis triggers inflation fears

    The Ukraine crisis will have serious repercussions for the Indian economy, which is still struggling with post-COVID-19 recovery. The Indian economy expanded 5.4 per cent...
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    El Nino

    NABARD Survey Flags Rural Slowdown as Income Growth Hits Two-Year Low

    The July 2026 RECSS does not point to an immediate crisis, but it clearly signals that the rural recovery of the previous year has lost steam.
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    Children

    Tides of Change: Maldives Faces Its Demographic Reckoning

    Preparing health and social-protection systems for a larger elderly population is no longer a distant concern.
    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan Sees Surge in Child Diarrhea Cases Amid Heat and Water Crisis

    Timely community action and strengthened health services will determine how many more young lives are placed at risk before cooler weather arrives, health workers say.

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    El Nino

    NABARD Survey Flags Rural Slowdown as Income Growth Hits Two-Year Low

    The July 2026 RECSS does not point to an immediate crisis, but it clearly signals that the rural recovery of the previous year has lost steam.
    Children

    Tides of Change: Maldives Faces Its Demographic Reckoning

    Preparing health and social-protection systems for a larger elderly population is no longer a distant concern.
    Afghanistan

    Untreated Disabilities: Afghanistan’s Hidden Health Catastrophe

    Without scaled-up, inclusive responses covering all provinces Afghanistan risks consigning generations to preventable suffering.
    Children

    Tides of Change: Maldives Faces Its Demographic Reckoning

    Preparing health and social-protection systems for a larger elderly population is no longer a distant concern.
    Aid

    Russia Offers Rupee Route to Unlock Bangladesh Payments and Trade

    The ERD preparatory work now under way will determine how forcefully Bangladesh presses its own priorities when the two sides sit down later this year.

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