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,
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Migration in the lives of environmentally vulnerable populations in four river basins of the Hindu Kush Himalayan region
This study is an effort to contribute to the empirical literature on the diverse patterns of migration, adaptation measures by households facing environmental changes, and the role of migration in augmenting
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Landslides, floods kill five children in southeastern Bangladesh
Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding in southeastern Bangladesh on Wednesday, killing five children and forcing a thousand people to relocate, including in the Rohingya refugee camps.
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Rising temperatures to carry big price tag in steamy Sri Lanka
Dinesh de Alwis has lived all his life in Ratmalana, a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo. When he was young, he remembers, he would rush outside every day at 4 p.m., to play with friends after school.
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'Global trade of old, used vehicles causing toxic pollution'
The study "Clunkered: Combating Dumping of Used Vehicles -- A roadmap for Africa and South Asia" says every year out of the staggering global vehicle stock of two billion, more than 40 million vehicles
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Massive dumping of used vehicles in Africa worsen climate change – Study
A new study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, India has shown that 90 per cent of vehicles imported by Africans contribute to environmental pollution because they are
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Clunkered: combating dumping of used vehicles—a roadmap for Africa and South Asia
Global motorization is rapid and explosive. As many as 2 billion vehicle tailpipes spew noxious pollutants and heat-trapping gases across the world. But as newer vehicles are inflating the global rolling
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The WEB of transport corridors in South Asia
This book develops a holistic appraisal methodology to ensure that economic benefits of investments in transport corridors are amplified and more widely spread, and possible negative impacts such as congestion,
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How would cross-border electricity trade stimulate hydropower development in South Asia?
This study examines the importance of enhancing the cross-border transmission interconnections and regional electricity trade to promote hydropower in the South Asia region and quantifies the potential
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South Asia's hotspots: impacts of temperature and precipitation changes on living standards
<p>Climate change could cost India 2.8 per cent of GDP, and lower living standards of nearly half of its population by 2050, as average annual temperatures are expected to rise by 1-2 per cent over three decades, warns this new report released by the World Bank</p>
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Startups campaign to tackle climate change
Non-profit network to build thriving ecosystems in India ClimateLaunchpad, initiative to encourage startups with green ideas, on Wednesday launched its Andhra Pradesh campaign here to seek participation