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SMALL BUT POWERFUL

How is South Asia faring on energy?

A new publication on energy in the region raises critical questions

The last mayor of Kathmandu

Aditya Batra in conversation with Keshab Sthapit, a mayor famous for muscling his way to urban renewal

Health hazard

Communities require policy support to manage forests well, says FAO

UN body recommends setting up forest and farm producer organisations so that small-scale forest producers can compete with large-scale business

South Asia

South Asia

South Asia

‘Brick kiln workers in India underpaid and exploited’

India employs double the number of labourers than China, yet produces one-fifth of China’s annual brick production of 1 trillion

South Asia

South Asia

Sikkim earthquake was unusual for Himalaya

It occurred due to sliding, not thrust motion

EU nations can ban GM crops, says EU environment panel

Will this move set the precedent for GM-free food production in the world?

COVID-19: More than thousand Nepalese migrants stranded in India during harvest time

All the migrants have only one request for authorities in Nepal: To arrange for them an entrance to their home country

MDG Report 2014: India among worst performers in poverty reduction, maternal death and sanitation

Report shows good progress in areas like poverty alleviation and access to clean water and controlling diseases like TB, Malaria

Science and Technology - Briefs

South Asia

SOUTH ASIA

Asia-Pacific agreement on net fishing

South Asia

South Asia

South Asian nations will now cooperate to save the vulture

Most rapid decline in vulture populations recorded in Asia

South Asia

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