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    Accountability

    Sri Lanka Rejects Earlier Pricing for Adani Wind Power Projects

    Sri Lanka's earlier administration had agreed to purchase power from Adani’s 484-megawatt wind power project at a rate of 8.26 US cents per unit under a 20-year power purchase agreement. This agreement, announced in May 2023, triggered widespread criticism due to the high price and lack of competitive tendering.
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    Governance

    Pakistan government runs into political storm as it works to obtain IMF loan

    Laws proposed by the government for Pakistan's eligibility for the sixth tranche of lending have run into resistance from various quarters across the country....
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    Employment

    Debt, Detention and Broken Dreams: How Nepal’s American Dream Turned into Jail for Young Migrants

    Human traffickers and migration agents still find willing clients because the alternative feels equally bleak to many young people.
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    Child marriage

    Nearly 11 a Day: Pakistan’s Child Abuse Crisis Persists

    United Nations experts and local organisations agree that most intra-family and community abuse never reaches newspapers or police stations.
    Agriculture

    India: Rural Jobs Diversify; Agriculture Share Falls to 52.9%; Non-Farm Employment Rises

    Overall, the April-June 2026 PLFS data indicates that rural India is advancing, albeit gradually, along the path of economic diversification.

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    Employment

    Debt, Detention and Broken Dreams: How Nepal’s American Dream Turned into Jail for Young Migrants

    Human traffickers and migration agents still find willing clients because the alternative feels equally bleak to many young people.
    Child marriage

    Nearly 11 a Day: Pakistan’s Child Abuse Crisis Persists

    United Nations experts and local organisations agree that most intra-family and community abuse never reaches newspapers or police stations.
    Child marriage

    Nearly 11 a Day: Pakistan’s Child Abuse Crisis Persists

    United Nations experts and local organisations agree that most intra-family and community abuse never reaches newspapers or police stations.
    Employment

    Debt, Detention and Broken Dreams: How Nepal’s American Dream Turned into Jail for Young Migrants

    Human traffickers and migration agents still find willing clients because the alternative feels equally bleak to many young people.
    Civil society

    Sri Lanka’s Prisons Erupt Again: From Negombo Bloodbath to Multi-Jail Unrest

    Rights advocates, the Human Rights Commission and independent observers argue that expanding walls alone is insufficient.

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