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Reefs in peril

Planting a timebomb

Pollution killed the radio star

Signs of climate change can also come through mute radios

Sub-continental drift

The river Ganga shows what South Asian non-cooperation is all about

Russian bonanza for Japan

Logged to fight

South Asia

Kolkata, Karachi to face increased threat of heatwaves, warns IPCC report

The report adds that megacities across the globe could become more heat-stressed by 2050

Lok Sabha passes Women’s Reservation Bill with two-thirds majority

Opposition leaders have flagged concerns about the timing of the bill’s passage as well as its eventual transition to the status of law

Satellite data alerts help stop Africa forest cover loss: Study

Tree felling dropped by an average of 18 per cent in Africa relative to the average 2011–2016 levels

Huanglongbing: Curse of the yellow dragon

As it goes global, here is a primer on what exactly is Huanglongbing, a deadly disease affecting citrus trees

10 years since St Petersburg Declaration, hopes for doubling tiger numbers dim

Instead one-third of tiger conservation sites in the world are severely at risk of losing their wild tigers

Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal may have plateaued due to uranium shortage: study

Pakistan does not have high grade uranium ore in the country, and its potential uranium reserves are also not very large

Economic growth not enough to eliminate rural poverty

Agricultural development, increased wages and off-farm jobs can accelerate rural development

Rice goes against the grain

An Asian staple for over a millennium, rice has become important enough for the North to start raiding and patenting strains

Networking a change

East Asian countries could be in for trouble if they continue to pursue developmental policies that are not eco-friendly

City blues

THE DYNAMICS OF METROPOLITAN MANAGEMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA·Edited by Jurgen Ruland·Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore

Shades of green

Book>> The Green Pen, Environmental Journalism in India and South Asia • edited by Keya Acharya and Fredrick Noronha

Conventional solutions to check air pollution in Asia-Pacific insufficient: UN

Instead critical measures should include –agricultural residue management, ban on open burning of household waste, improve efficiency in …

Sri Lanka becomes first country in South Asia to recycle compact fluorescent lamps

At a time when developing countries are struggling with safe disposal of compact fluorescent lamps, Sri Lanka is leading by example

Sand and dust storms impact over 500 million in India: Study

The storms pose health hazards and reduce crop yield across Asia-Pacific

Geospatial tech can fast-track sustainable development beyond COVID-19: UNESCAP

But re-skilling youth and investments to strengthen their technological skills will be essential  

High and dry in Nepal

Country’s most-arid region is getting less rain than it did before, forcing villages to relocate

Why are dates used to break the Ramadan fast?

The answer lies in geography, theology and modern science