Climate security in the Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal (BoB) region is emerging as an important focal point for climate security risks. This is largely due to a multi-layered interplay of geopolitical, geostrategic, and climate-related regional
Myanmar
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Poachers from Myanmar pose hurdle to tiger census
More than a month after the first-ever camera-trapping tiger census was launched at the Namdapha national park in Arunachal Pradesh, encroachers and poachers — the latter suspected to be from Myanmar —
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Body formed to fight against Myanmar dam
DIMAPUR, March 18 – The Naga Youth Organization-Burma (NYO-B) erstwhile Eastern Naga Youth Organisation (ENYO) today formed a forum called “People’s Forum against Tamanthi Dam-Delhi” at a seminar organized
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Bangladesh termed most vulnerable
Bangladesh is the world's most vulnerable country to climate change-related risk factors, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released yesterday. “Asia and the Pacific have six of
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The Sceptre Of Water Wars
Water is a strategic resource. So strategic, in fact, that it can trigger wars. In Water: Asia’s New Battleground, strategic analyst Brahma Chellaney looks at the defence and strategic affairs value of
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Camera trapping used for first time in tiger census
Camera trapping method has been used for the first time in the ongoing tiger census in the Namdapha National Park in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh. “This is the first time the camera trapping
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Wheat production may exceed record estimate, says Pawar
New Delhi India’s wheat output may exceed the record estimate of 88.31 million tonne in the crop year through June, providing necessary support to the government as it prepares to raise subsidised sales
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Leakage, inefficient domestic water use: people likely to be vulnerable to water shortages: ADB report
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said that people in Pakistan are likely to be particularly vulnerable to water shortages due to leakage, inefficient domestic water use, or underinvestment in providing
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Lanka ranked as moderate performer
The overall environmental performance is improving in Sri Lanka and it has been ranked as a moderate performer, according to the 2012 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released during the World Economic
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Tata to launch Nano CNG this year, explore more export markets
Auto major Tata Motors on Friday said it plans to enter new global markets such as Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia and Bangladesh with the 'Nano' within a year, as well as launch a CNG version of the small
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Arunachal CM seeks intervention of Shinde in dam agitation
ITANAGAR/LAKHIMPUR: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki on Friday sought intervention of Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde in the on-going agitation against 2000 mw Lower Subansiri project