South Asia

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Hazards in the High Mountains: Koshi Basin Part I

Ramesh Bhushal 02/07/2016

Landslides, earthquakes, melting glaciers and deadly floods make life...

Fishermen being trained to sight dolphins. Credit: Bangladesh Cetacean Diversity Project/thethirdpole.net

Bangladesh: Fishermen Enlisted in Dolphin Protection and Research Initiatives

Rafiqul Islam 01/06/2016

Fishermen will monitor dolphins in marine protected areas of...

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India Challenges WTO Ruling Against Solar Technology Development

Ravi Kanth Devarakonda 28/05/2016

At a time when the countries of the world...

Muhammad Sadique, 103, plucks flowers in the field to be sold in local markets in the outskirts of Faisalabad, July 29, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Fayyaz Hussain/Files

Biogas Pumps are Making Pakistani Farms Richer, Greener

Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio 17/05/2016

A pilot project led by the Punjab provincial government...

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Get Wired 29/6: ‘Un-Islamic’ Terrorism, Museum for Saraswati, Urea Imports, and More

The Wire Staff 29/06/2015

Syed Ali Gilani calls ISIS, Boko Haram, Tehreek-e-Taliban un-Islamic...

Dhaka, Bangladesh. Credit: eGuide Travel/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

India v. Bangladesh, in 8 Charts

Nikhil Srivastav and Aashish Gupta 29/06/2015

Cricket is not the only sport that Bangladesh has...

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Get Wired 25/6: Criminal Neta, FDI in Media, Greenpeace Resignations, IIMs Upset, and More

thewire 25/06/2015

1. Japan trumps China for Bangladesh port In a setback to...