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Climate change and conflict drive leishmaniasis in Pakistan
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How electric rickshaws are reshaping mobility in Bangladesh
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The Third Pole

Restoration of India’s Yamuna River blighted by concrete
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Water scarcity

Freshwater canal grabs in Bangladesh are harming local communities
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Gender

Solar-powered irrigation: Empowering Bangladesh’s women farmers?
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Plastics

Empowering Indian street vendors to transition from single-use plastics
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Air pollution

Analysis: Can Punjab’s new smog plan do the job?
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Energy consumption

Analysis: South Asian cross-border energy trade ignores climate risks
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Negotiations

COP29: Hostile climate talks end with a new finance target – and fury
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Overseas investment

Opinion: Bangladesh should float tenders for cancelled power plants to retain overseas investment
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Overseas investment

What China’s green ‘overcapacity’ could mean for the Global South
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Energy transition

COP29: Countries still miles apart on climate finance at tense UN summit
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Loss and damage

We need radical action on climate finance at COP29

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Climate

No respite from heat for workers in India
Indian regulatory codes are largely advisory when it comes to dealing with heat, ignoring humidity altogether, placing millions in danger during heatwaves and monsoons
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Imbalance of power: Women at international climate negotiations
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Climate impacts

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Biodiversity

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Marine protection

Stuttering progress on 30x30 ocean protection
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Trade

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Conflict

Commentary: How Assam prepares for human-elephant interactions as hathi season arrives
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Tourism

Environmental laws ‘given pass’ in Kashmir’s tourism drive
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Loss and damage

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Nepal pushes ahead with river diversion plans, despite risks
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