South Asia

Winter deaths in Afghanistan cross 800

Afghanistan seeks aid in the name of poppy

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Locust outbreak in Afghanistan

Soon, an early warning system for cyclones and floods

Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for Africa and Asia was put in place soon after the 2004 tsunami hit the Indian …

Afghanistan under pressure to enact anti-narcotics plan

South Asia

With about 50 countries voting, 2014 could be world’s most democratic year

Lok Sabha Election 2014 in India is seen as the world’s biggest democratic exercise with more than 814 million people eligible to vote

Treasure in troubled land

International aid has supported the economy of Afghanistan for 12 years. With aid flow gradually declining, the war-torn country will now have to …

Desperate for gas

Gas is the cleanest of fossil fuels and also more efficient and cheaper to use. Yet, in India, there has been no policy focus on this fuel, …

Dust off the rust

Adequate research-funding can check stem rust resurgence

Developing countries outshine G7 nations in health aid

Study shows aid by BRICS 10 times higher than by developed countries

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'Structures in rural Afghanistan highly vulnerable to shaking'

Relief organisations have welcomed support from the international community in the aftermath of the Hindu Kush quake

7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan

Tremors felt in many places, including Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi-NCR

Earthquake disaster not limited to death toll

While many affected areas in Afghanistan are conflict-ridden, Pakistan faces administrative challenges

Food prices increase in Afghanistan amid conflict

A recent report said that 27.5 per cent of Afghanis are food insecure

5.6-magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan

This may be an aftershock of the quake that struck the country in October last year, experts suggest

Will Human Rights turn around in 2019?

Crackdowns on the Right to Freedom of Expression intensified in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Only the Maldives shone …

2018 was an Annus horribilis for human rights in South Asia

Crackdowns on the Right to Freedom of Expression intensified in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Only the Maldives shone …

Recognize environmental contribution of pastoralists: Experts

'Pastoralism should be integrated into agriculture and livestock to make agriculture profitable, conserve bio-diversity'

The Taliban reportedly have control of US biometric devices: A lesson in life-and-death consequences of data privacy

Many Afghans fear that the identity documents and databases storing personally identifiable data could be transformed into death warrants in the …