Grain gain or drain?

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Corn cleared

South China Sea reefs face extinction due to overharvesting of Giant clams

With the Chinese government turning blind eye to illegal harvesting of clams, the South China Sea coral reefs are decimating at a rapid pace

Typhoon Rammasun leaves more than 100 dead in Philippines and China

Another typhoon, Matmo, may strike Taiwan by Wednesday, say news reports

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Fiery volcanoes fact of life for Filipinos

Natural disasters are trying times for people and a test of government ability and determination to handle crises. In the Philippines, the …

Helping slum-dwellers to help themselves

Involving the community in slum improvement has worked successfully in the Philippines and Mexico. Hidebound bureaucrats in the Third World, who …

Typhoon Rammasun claims 12 lives in Philippines, millions evacuated

Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the country in November last year, had killed more than 6,000

Microsoft opens windows, just a crack

Company to reveal source code, but there is a catch

Sound burial

In Short

Typhoon Haiyan hits Philippines

It is believed to be the world’s strongest typhoon this year and is being called super-typhoon

"We have to produce more rice using less water"

Robert Zeigler, director general of the Manila, Phillipines-based, International Rice Research Institution (IRRI) talks to Sourav Mishra about …

Bolivia losing forest cover at alarming rate

The Philippines, Indonesia, and Peru also witness increase in deforestation, suggests NASA data

For the sake of caution

A decision to refuse clearance to GMOs should be based on good science and policy

The Philippines

THE PHILIPPINES

Bleached to death

As ocean waters get warmer, coral reefs look even paler this year

Under siege

No more magic in 'Abra'

People in the Philippines rouse themselves to save the valley of their ancestors

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The black list

India fares the worst in a survey of Asia's polluted countries

Survey exposes Philippines' rice research body

Ideas for a pro-poor and pro-women approach to COVID-19

How economic and gender inequalities play out in a public health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic; how local governments can respond …