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    Disaster Management

    India Critical Health Concern: Indoor Air Quality Challenges During Winter

    In urban areas, the winter months reveal unique indoor air quality challenges. The fine particles from outdoor pollution sources infiltrate homes, offices, and public buildings, significantly degrading air quality.
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    Clean tech

    The Best Climate News You May Not Have Heard About

    The Montreal Protocol — designed to save the ozone layer — is also averting a dangerous amount of global warming. And the US has...
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    Asia Pacific

    Monsoon ‘Pulls’ Climate-Changing Chemicals Into Atmosphere

    Scientists are studying how monsoon winds impact climate change as pollutants drawn into the upper atmosphere disrupt the Asian monsoon. Scientists are now sampling...
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    Bhutan

    Bhutan: Floods Expose Phuentsholing’s Housing Crisis

    Officials from the Thromde and national agencies continue assessments, with calls for enhanced collaboration between government, development partners like ADB and UNDP, and local residents.
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    Accountability

    Nepal: RSP’s Alleged Media Blockade and Crackdown Spark Fears of Suppressed Dissent

    In a troubling escalation, vehicles linked to Nepal’s ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party blocked media offices, amid protests over a...
    Aid

    Landslides Devastate Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh as Monsoon Risks Mount

    This tragedy underscores the need for sustained international support and policy shifts to protect a vulnerable population trapped in limbo.

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    Bhutan

    Bhutan: Floods Expose Phuentsholing’s Housing Crisis

    Officials from the Thromde and national agencies continue assessments, with calls for enhanced collaboration between government, development partners like ADB and UNDP, and local residents.
    Accountability

    Nepal: RSP’s Alleged Media Blockade and Crackdown Spark Fears of Suppressed Dissent

    In a troubling escalation, vehicles linked to Nepal’s ruling...
    Agriculture

    Thali Costs Climb in June on Vegetable and Fuel Price Surge, says CRISIL

    June 2026’s thali cost increases highlight the interplay of domestic weather, global supply issues, and structural factors in India’s food inflation.
    Accountability

    Nepal: RSP’s Alleged Media Blockade and Crackdown Spark Fears of Suppressed Dissent

    In a troubling escalation, vehicles linked to Nepal’s ruling...
    Finance and Economy

    Sri Lanka Targets Poverty Eradication: Aswesuma Programme Set for Phase-Out by 2030

    Launched in 2023 amid the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s unprecedented economic turmoil, Aswesuma represented a targeted overhaul of the country’s social protection system.

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