THAILAND

Avian flu flitting from birds to humans

Even as India is trying to build a firewall to block out the bird flu virus, the first likely case of the deadly pathogen's human-to-human …

Mega solar power project becomes operational in Thailand

The project will produce enough electricity to power 287,500 households

The ties that bind

Energy consumption patterns vary in Asia

Heading Downhill

Thailand policymakers' volte-face on community forestry bill jolts devolution process

Vietnam

Root out erosion

Venom variations

'Resurgence of smuggling in Myanmar threat to wild Asian elephants'

Smugglers resort to torture to capture and train elephant calves, says report by wildlife monitoring network

Human activities in Asia have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two-thirds since 1700

Asian elephants are one of the most endangered large mammals

The fish barrier

Threat to fish due to dams quantified in Mekong basin

Day 2: countries share their experiences of fighting antimicrobial resistance

Experts fear India will accept the draft global action plan on antimicrobial resistance despite reservations

Call of the wild

A unique festival epitomises efforts for conservation of Assam rainforests which have been lying in a state of neglect for decades

El Niño effect: Even in drought-tolerant forests, seedlings more likely to die

Scientists study effects of drought, find mortality higher in evergreen forests than deciduous ones

Illegal wildlife trade growing in two border cities of southeast Asia

Lack of government intervention to be blamed for alarming trade of animal body parts

China admits to tiger skin trade at international forum

Around 1,600 tigers have been traded globally since 2000

High-speed derailment

Indefinite closure of Delhi airport metro line dashes faith in public private partnerships

Dengue - reality bites

The millions affected have many to curse -- the mosquitoes, officials and the scientific communityby Ritu Gupta

Lethal link

An expert on toxicology and a campaigner deeply concerned with the health impact of chemical pesticides, Romeo F Quijano was at the forefront …

A decade after tsunami, people still await rehabilitation

Tamil Nadu government claims affected people rehabilitated, ground reality different

Anti-malarial drug resistant parasites knock on India’s doors

Countries will have to consider the possibility of revising treatment strategy to counter drug resistance, says study

Logjam ban!

Logging bans fail to rectify the fundamental causes of deforestation

Win against waste colonialism: US group pledges restorative action after taking back ‘harmful’ report

A 2015 report by US-based Ocean Conservancy blamed 5 Asian countries for plastic waste

Climate change affecting jobs in South Asia

Training in green skills must for youth: report