Mango flowering starts early in Rajshahi
Although there are couple of weeks more to an ending winter, some of the mango trees have started sprouting early in Rajshahi region. Mango trees are sprouting early at various places like Vatapara,
South Asia
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Technology breakthroughs for global water security: a deep dive into South Asia
Water-related challenges are increasing in severity and global extent. They affect the developing world in particular, no more so than in South Asia which suffers from physical water scarcity, economic
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Watermelon Rind Cheaply Filters Arsenic in Groundwater
Watermelon rind, usually discarded as waste, has been shown by researchers in Pakistan to be capable of cheaply and efficiently removing arsenic from groundwater. Arsenic poisoning from drinking contaminated
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Air pollution tanks South Asia’s cities in liveability rankings
South Asian cities have fallen lower in a ranking of the world’s most liveable cities due to the deteriorating quality of air. Nepal capital Kathmandu fell two positions to 129th place while Dhaka dropped
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The cost of nutritious food in South Asia
The high cost of nutritious foods can worsen poor diets and nutrition outcomes especially among low-income households. Yet little is known about the spatial and temporal patterns of the cost of nutritious
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Low-emission buses operate in Kathmandu to tackle pollution
A fleet of 17 new low-emission and high-tech buses started operation in Nepal's Kathmandu on Tuesday to help reduce congestion and pollution in the capital. The initiative is part of the Kathmandu Sustainable
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4 killed, 9 injured in coal mine explosion in SW Pakistan
At least four laborers were killed and nine others injured in a coal mine explosion in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, local reports said on Monday. According to the reports, the incident
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Assessing the Indus Waters Treaty from a comparative perspective
The 1960 Indus Waters Treaty dividing the rivers of the Indus system between India and Pakistan has continued to function through two wars and numerous political tensions. Nevertheless, given mounting
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Pakistan's Incoming Government to Plant '10 Billion Trees'
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Pakistan's incoming government under Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan plans to 'aggressively' undertake a massive countrywide campaign to plant 10 billion trees in the next five years
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Villagers 'living between life and death' as Pakistan's glaciers melt
When a glacial lake burst in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan province in July, Sher Baz watched helplessly as the waters swept away his family home. Residents of Badswat village, which lies in
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Future climate and runoff projections across South Asia from CMIP5 global climate models and hydrological modelling
<p>This paper presents future climate and runoff projections for the South Asia region under the RCP8.5 scenario with climate change informed by 42 CMIP5 GCMs. Runoff is projected for 0.5° grids using