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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh: Microplastics in Dhaleshwari River’s Water, Sediments and Insects

    The joint study, led by Jahangirnagar University’s departments of Zoology and Environmental Science, documents the presence of microplastics not only in river water and sediments but also inside insect bodies.
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    Bangladesh

    Legal Battle Brews Over Rampant Illegal Sand Mining in Meghna River

    The massive profits coupled with a weak legal framework have drawn influential individuals with political connections into the sand mining business, making it dangerous for environmental activists and journalists to speak out.
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    Disaster risk reduction

    Microfibres in India’s Dhobi Ghats a ‘Silent Disaster’

    A study by researchers at the National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, published earlier this year, was the first to measure the levels of microfibres in wastewater from dhobi ghats and similar commercial laundries.
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh to Finalise Comprehensive River List by April 2025

    The adviser directed the authorities concerned to develop a comprehensive action plan to free rivers surrounding Dhaka including Buriganga, Turag, and Shitalakkhya the from encroachment and pollution.
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    Clean tech

    Making Hydropower Plants More Sustainable

    Natel Energy, founded by sibling MIT alumni, is deploying hydropower systems with fish-safe turbines and other features that mimic natural river conditions. Zach Winn | MIT News...
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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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