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    Animals and wildlife

    Rahul Gandhi Urges PM Modi to Cancel Offshore Mining Tenders; Cites Environmental and Livelihood Concerns

    In his letter, Gandhi urged the government to cancel the tenders issued for offshore mining blocks, emphasising the need for rigorous scientific assessments of their environmental and socio-economic impact.
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    Animals and wildlife

    The Great Fish Robbery

    Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing takes advantage of corrupt administrations and exploits weak management regimes, in particular those of developing countries lacking the capacity...
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    Agri-business

    PM Modi Lists Eight Years of India’s Agricultural Transformation

    e-NAM has created a unified market through online trading platform ensured free flow of agricultural commodities from one market area to another and consequently...
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    Civil society

    When the fate of half our planet is being discussed, it’s too important to shut out civil society

    Over 100 governments claim to back ocean protection and almost five million people globally are demanding urgent action to tackle the ocean crisis. But...
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    Animals and wildlife

    Demand for sea cucumbers turns India-Sri Lanka waters into trafficking hotspot

    Sea cucumber fishery is banned in India and restricted under a licensing system in Sri Lanka, but growing demand for the animals in East...
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    Climate change

    UN Agencies Sound Alarm as Record-Breaking El Niño Threatens Global Humanitarian Crisis

    The UN appeal comes at a moment when humanitarian funding is already stretched by multiple crises. While CERF has provided rapid support, broader donor commitments remain insufficient relative to the scale of projected need.
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    Climate change

    Sri Lanka Lays Foundation for Critical Groundwater Hub in Jaffna to Combat Salinity Crisis

    A Rs 189 million facility aims to monitor and protect the fragile aquifers that sustain nearly 600,000 people on...
    Child Labour

    Silent Epidemic: Lead Exposure Steals Futures Across South Asia

    South Asia’s lead crisis is not inevitable. Experience elsewhere demonstrates that decisive regulation, industrial formalisation and community-level interventions can sharply reduce exposure.

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    Climate change

    UN Agencies Sound Alarm as Record-Breaking El Niño Threatens Global Humanitarian Crisis

    The UN appeal comes at a moment when humanitarian funding is already stretched by multiple crises. While CERF has provided rapid support, broader donor commitments remain insufficient relative to the scale of projected need.
    Climate change

    Sri Lanka Lays Foundation for Critical Groundwater Hub in Jaffna to Combat Salinity Crisis

    A Rs 189 million facility aims to monitor and...
    Civil society

    Nepal PM Prepares for Landmark India Visit Amid Projects and Persistent Disputes

    The outcome of the November meetings will shape not only the next phase of bilateral infrastructure cooperation but also the tone of Nepal-India relations.
    Clean tech

    UN Report Warns World on Track for 2.8°C Warming This Century as 1.5°C Limit Slips Beyond Reach

    Experts at UNEP say that the Emissions Gap Report 2026 does not abandon the 1.5°C goal. Instead it reframes the challenge: minimise the height and length of the overshoot and chart a credible return path.
    Child Labour

    Nepal: One in Five Children in Madhesh Province Face Multiple Layers of Deprivation

    Climate pressures, irregular monsoon patterns and limited irrigation continue to constrain productivity for many smallholders.

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