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    World Bank to aid Jai Bangla

    A US$ 125 loan from the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has been signed to fund various social sector programmes of the West...

    Counting India’s wolves, one howl at a time

    India’s unique wolf population and the grasslands on which they live are under increasing pressure due to compensatory plantations and development schemes. Counting the...

    Why is India’s financial aid offer to Sri Lanka getting delayed?

    Sri Lankan finance minister Basil Rajapaksa’s visit to clinch a big-ticket loan from India has been postponed. Is this go-slow a deliberate strategy to...

    India’s aloof response to the Ukraine crisis

    Moscow’s decision to recognise the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics and then launch a ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine has created a tricky balancing act for India. Delhi’s immediate...

    India-Nepal train service struggles to get on track

    Cross border travel will cost a mere 70 Nepali rupees, or less than 50 Indian rupees over a 36 km stretch. But this will...

    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...

    India, Nepal agree on further hydropower development, electricity trade

    Formed under the aegis of the Nepal-India electricity trade agreement in 2014, the committee has settled on the issues of under-development and proposed cross-border...

    Women’s voices raised against hate in India

    The Fearless Collective is a movement that helps citizens move from fear to love through the creation of participatory art in public space. By Mehru Jaffer /...

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    China Sets Ambitious 725 Million Tonne Grain Target by 2030 to Fortify Food Security

    China has placed food security at the centre of its national strategy, setting a binding target to raise annual grain production capacity to 725 million metric tonnes by 2030.
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    Rivers Swallow Land Five Times the Size of Dhaka in Five Decades

    Gaibandha faces the largest land loss among the Jamuna sites, while Kurigram risks the greatest settlement area.

    Sri Lanka Seeks India’s Backing in War on Indian Ocean Drug Trafficking

    The appeal came during a high-level meeting with visiting Indian Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh on 9 September 2026, the first such visit by an Indian defence minister in 38 years.

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    China Sets Ambitious 725 Million Tonne Grain Target by 2030 to Fortify Food Security

    China has placed food security at the centre of its national strategy, setting a binding target to raise annual grain production capacity to 725 million metric tonnes by 2030.

    Rivers Swallow Land Five Times the Size of Dhaka in Five Decades

    Gaibandha faces the largest land loss among the Jamuna sites, while Kurigram risks the greatest settlement area.