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    Accountability

    Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana Celebrates a Decade of Transformative Financial Inclusion

    The program's success is reflected in its impressive reach. As of August 14, 2024, over 53.14 crore beneficiaries have been banked under PMJDY, with...
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    Agri-business

    Union Budget 2024-25 Propels Agriculture with ₹1.52 Lakh Crore Allocation

    Land reforms are expected to streamline land administration and planning, facilitating easier access to agricultural services and improving urban local body finances. Digital infrastructure...
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    Civil society

    The missing ‘worker’ in Budget 2022 and its implications

    Two popular words — ‘worker’ and ‘labourer’ were absent in the finance minister’s speech. This signifies a paternalistic approach to workers where workers are...
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    Climate change

    Climate Groups Report 2025 Is Unlikely To Be Hotter Than 2024

    Beginning in December 2024 and ending in April 2025, La Niña is defined by the cooling of ocean surface temperatures, changes in wind and precipitation patterns, an increase in Atlantic hurricanes, drier conditions in the South, and wetter conditions in the Northwest.
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    Animals and wildlife

    Holding Wildlife Criminals Accountable: A New Era of Legal Action for India’s Natural Heritage

    The poaching crisis extends to elephants, India's National Heritage Animal. In the Malayattoor forest division of Kerala, between 2013 and 2015, at least 18 elephants were slaughtered for ivory.
    Asia Pacific

    Asia’s Megacities at a Crossroads as Climate and Population Challenges Grow

    As birth rates fall and rural migration slows, cities are aging and – in some cases – beginning to shrink.

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    Climate change

    Climate Groups Report 2025 Is Unlikely To Be Hotter Than 2024

    Beginning in December 2024 and ending in April 2025, La Niña is defined by the cooling of ocean surface temperatures, changes in wind and precipitation patterns, an increase in Atlantic hurricanes, drier conditions in the South, and wetter conditions in the Northwest.
    Animals and wildlife

    Holding Wildlife Criminals Accountable: A New Era of Legal Action for India’s Natural Heritage

    The poaching crisis extends to elephants, India's National Heritage Animal. In the Malayattoor forest division of Kerala, between 2013 and 2015, at least 18 elephants were slaughtered for ivory.
    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh Decentralisation Drive: District-Level Government Departments to Come Under Elected Councils

    To support judicial and administrative functions at the grassroots, the commission also proposes establishing full courts in every upazila under a senior assistant judge to handle both civil and criminal cases.
    Asia Pacific

    Asia’s Megacities at a Crossroads as Climate and Population Challenges Grow

    As birth rates fall and rural migration slows, cities are aging and – in some cases – beginning to shrink.
    Democracy

    Pakistan: Federal and Sindh Governments Move Toward Dialogue Over Contentious Canals Dispute

    The canals project, primarily the TP Link Canal initiative in the Cholistan region of Punjab, has been the subject of intense criticism from the Sindh government, opposition parties, and civil society.

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