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    Climate Justice Starts with a Bus Ride: A Lifeline for Delhi’s Waste Pickers

    For Delhi’s waste pickers, a working bus route is not a luxury. It is a pathway to dignity, safety, and survival. In a city battling extreme heat, toxic air, and rising inequality, climate justice might just begin with a seat on a functioning, inclusive bus.
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    India: Rural VB-G RAM G Expanded to 375 Works; To Prioritise Agriculture and Climate Resilience

    The evolution of this framework offers a significant case study in linking social protection with long-term rural transformation.
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    Nepal Disaster Panel Debates Official Name for Bhotekoshi Floods, Sidelines ‘Himalayan Tsunami’

    Scientists describe the event as a cascading Himalayan hazard in which glacial, geological and hydrological processes combined.
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    Bangladesh’s Rape Response System on Brink as 373 Crisis Workers Go Unpaid for Nine Months

    The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs continues to insist that recruitment will be completed “shortly.” Until then, 373 unpaid workers remain the thin line between Bangladesh’s formal commitment to protect survivors of rape and the practical reality of a system under severe strain.

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    India: Rural VB-G RAM G Expanded to 375 Works; To Prioritise Agriculture and Climate Resilience

    The evolution of this framework offers a significant case study in linking social protection with long-term rural transformation.
    Climate change

    Nepal Disaster Panel Debates Official Name for Bhotekoshi Floods, Sidelines ‘Himalayan Tsunami’

    Scientists describe the event as a cascading Himalayan hazard in which glacial, geological and hydrological processes combined.
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    Pakistan Records Sharpest Quarterly Rise in Violence Since 2021 as Fatalities Surge 83%

    The data underscore a central reality of contemporary South Asia: insecurity in one corner of the region rarely remains contained.
    Climate change

    India: Rural VB-G RAM G Expanded to 375 Works; To Prioritise Agriculture and Climate Resilience

    The evolution of this framework offers a significant case study in linking social protection with long-term rural transformation.
    Climate change

    Nepal’s $50 Million Bid to Drain Four Glacial Lakes Falls Short, Scientists Warn

    Bhutan, India and the Tibetan plateau all host growing inventories of potentially dangerous lakes.

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