As many Indian Americans celebrate the election of the first Black and South Asian woman, Kamala Harris, to the White House, many will also be celebrating the festival of Diwali on Saturday, Nov. 14
China’s coal exit will not end Pakistan’s reliance on dirty fuel
Pakistan will continue to develop under-construction coal plants and even turn to highly polluting local sources of the fossil fuel
Nepal’s climate action plan: progressive on paper only
Updated Nationally Determined Contribution set out plans to reduce emissions and electrify railways, but the gap between ambition and implementation is growing
India announces net-zero target at start of COP26 summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment for India to be net zero by 2070 at the World Leaders Summit raises hope for success at COP26
Afghanishtan: Winter is coming
South Asia faces a perfect storm with the growing risk of an unstable Afghanistan, coupled with divided views in the international community on who must take responsibility for the strategic rubble of the American exit from the country
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Air pollution could worsen COVID-19 outbreak in South Asia
The dramatic drop in air pollution after large swathes of South Asia shut down in response to COVID-19 was short-lived
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India-US relations, Indian Americans will fare much better under Biden
On November 3, Americans will decide whether to give another four years to Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, or to give the Oval Office to former vice-president Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate
Bangladesh PM’s ‘martial law’ comment reflects people’s deeply held belief
The blunt statement on September 7 of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a virtual meeting with the Armed Forces Selection Board—that "we should exclude Martial Law from military lexicon"—was both surprising and refreshing
Pakistan’s centuries-old Bakarwal community faces dual threat
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Bangladeshi fishers cannot find Hilsa in peak season
“Half the season is gone. Where are the Hilsa?” asked Abu Jaher, a 40-year-old fisher from Samraj in Bangladesh’s coastal district Bhola. “There was a 65-day ban on fishing
Can Pakistan go beyond chemical pesticides for locust control?
Pakistan is facing one of its biggest threats yet from crop-ravaging locusts, which have dire consequences for the livelihoods and food security of millions of people
Biogas makes big waves in rural Bhutan
Bhim Maya, a 72-year-old farmer in Hangey village in Samtse, is unconcerned about the spiraling price of cooking gas. Her small biogas plant has freed her of dependence on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
Two-thirds of glacier ice in the Himalayas will be lost by 2100 if climate targets aren't met
In the world of glaciology, the year 2007 would go down in history. It was the year a seemingly small error in a major international report heralded huge changes in our understanding of what was happening to the Himalayan glaciers
Coronavirus: how countries aim to get the vaccine first by cutting opaque supply deals
The University of Oxford recently published promising news about the results from the phase one/two trials of the vaccine it is developing for COVID-19
