Simply Put: South Asian unity
Will an India-Pakistan war usher in a nuclear winter?
If the 2 countries fire their nukes, global temperatures may plummet2-5°C
Pakistani city may have experienced “highest-ever” April temperature measured on Earth
Nawabshah, in Sindh, registered a sweltering 50.2 degree Celsius on April 30
Obituary: Saleemul Huq, climate voice of the Global South
His sudden demise, a month ahead of COP28 in Dubai, is a great loss to the global climate movement
Rigged or not, polls the only option for Pakistan
While there are allegations of it being fixed, as a constitutional exercise it is preferable compared to the alternative which is martial law
India and Pakistan can future-proof their threatened rivers
Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters is planning to visit Pakistan in March to attend the annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission
Loss and damage from climate crisis needs urgent intervention from rich countries: UN chief
Comments in light of Pakistan floods; Guterres urges G20 nations to up climate adaptation financing, emissions reduction targets
Homeless, displaced, devastated: People in Pakistan’s flood-hit Sindh narrate tales of horror & loss
Climate change-induced sea-level rise and heavy downpour behind this unprecendented calamity, say experts
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
Blame global warming for Pakistan floods; here’s why
Study finds five-day & 60-day maximum rainfall events this season were once in a 100 years events
Taliban take-over of Afghanistan: India should be a first responder in the humanitarian crisis
The exit of American forces from Afghanistan has underscored the gravity of the new turmoil in India’s neighbourhood. DTE speaks with …
International Tiger Day 2023: Yes, tigers did roam Sindh and Bahawalpur once
The tiger is of course extinct in Pakistan but it should be a sobering thought that it has only become so within the last 100 years
Malawi records Africa’s first wild polio virus cases in over 5 years
The case was detected in a three-year-old girl who began showing signs of paralysis from November 19, 2021
Most expensive disaster in 2022: Hurricane Ian caused losses and damages worth $100bn, says report
Floods in Pakistan, west and southern Africa and drought in Europe also feature in the list of 2022’s most expensive disasters
Is it climate crisis that fuelled flooding in Pakistan?
Sindh and Balochistan provinces of the country have received more rainfall than the historical normal in August
Polio virus in sewage sample again: This time in UK
The detection signals spread between closely-linked individuals who were administered an oral polio vaccine overseas
Non-communicable diseases rising in Pakistan, finds Lancet
Ischaemic heart disease, stroke, congenital defects, cirrhosis and chronic kidney disease among the 10 leading causes of deaths in 2019
Flood-protection measures: Pakistan is in for a long haul
Punjab needs to employ 871 years of flood-protection, while other flood-prone provinces like Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh would require around …
Pakistan floods: What role did climate change play?
Officials from the Pakistan Meteorological Department blamed climate change
Unusually long La Niña displaced record number of people in 2022
In India, disasters were mostly weather-related and displaced 2.5 million people in 2022, according to the Global Report on Internal Displacement
Deluged Pakistan faces significant health threats, WHO warns
Threats include malaria, dengue fever, polio, diarrhoea, COVID-19 and cholera; Maternal health to be affected and domestic violence will rise, UN says
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
Climate crisis to rob $65 bn from South and Southeast Asia’s apparel exporting nations
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Pakistan and Vietnam would witness their export gains slipping by 22% by 2030
COP27: Global loss and damage assessment needs a major overhaul; here is why
Estimations of loss and damage after weather events do not account for non-economic consequences
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