How A United South Asia Can Beat Air Pollution
At a recent meeting for the launch of a new World Bank report on air…
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Rivers Are Still People In South Asia In Spite Of Court Showdown
Rivers are the lifeblood for millions of Indians and Bangladeshis. But a radical legal idea…
Loss And Ingenuity Amid Climate Change
Asian countries are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In 2022, the damage…
South Asian Women Are Pushing Back Against ‘Rape Culture’
With its historical patriarchal values, complicated by disparities in caste, class, religion, and ethnicity, South…
Comment: South Asia Needs Equitable Cooling As Heatwaves Worsen
At a construction site on the outskirts of New Delhi, Ravinder Kumar, a mason, spends…
Deep Scars To South Asia’s Ecosystems Are A Legacy Of Partition
As Pakistan and India celebrate their Independence Days, on 14 and 15 August respectively, the…
Celebrate Tiger Success, But Recognise Huge Task Ahead
2022 is the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac. In 2010, the last…
Loss & Damage & What It Means For South Asia
The effects of climate change are already being felt across the world. As temperatures continue…
South, Central Asia Reel Under Early Heatwave
For days at a time in early April, people and animals across large swathes of…
South Asia’s Toxic Battery Recycling Problem
Lakhan feels like he has won a lottery today. The 45-year-old scrap buyer has purchased…
5 Sustainable Solutions To Tackle Extreme Heat In South Asia
As the world warms, there is an urgent need to find ways to keep people…
Reviving South Asian Cooperation, Climate First
Progress and prosperity in South Asia are under threat. The UN scientific body Intergovernmental Panel…
India’s Vac Diplomacy In South Asia Pushes Back Against China
India will give millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine to South Asian countries in the…
South Asia Coronavirus Cases Top 37,000
South Asia’s coronavirus infections have crossed 37,000, with more than half in India, official data…
South Asia Coronavirus Cases Hit 22,000
The number of people infected with the coronavirus crossed 22,000 in densely populated South Asia…
Covid-19: South Asian Govts. Impose Curfews, Border Controls
Bangladesh tightened border controls while Sri Lanka arrested more than two dozen people for violating…
India Locks Down Kashmir Over Covid-19 Fears
India blocked roads in Kashmir on Thursday after the insurgency-torn region reported its first case…
Coronavirus: Taj Mahal, Other Monuments Closed
India closed the Taj Mahal, its top tourist site, and the financial hub of Mumbai…
Covid-19: Crowded, Poor South Asia Sees Steady Rise In Cases
Health authorities across South Asia reported rising tallies of coronavirus cases on Monday, raising the…