News / South Asia
As millions of LGBTQ+ Indians prepare to vote, BJP and Congress manifestos ignore calls for same-sex marriage and trans job quotas.
Problematic switches to shrimp farming in areas of rising salinity in India and Bangladesh underline the need for political reform.
Analysis of political funding from power firms shows that fossil fuels and renewables companies are donating to influence policy, obtain project approvals and ensure that regulatory bottlenecks are ironed out, experts say.
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Don’t forget women in new UN climate fund, policymakers urged
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In rural India, climate migrants 'have hysterectomies to survive'
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Cases in Bhutan illustrate the increasing rise of scrub typhus
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Food & Agriculture
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