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
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2.5 Billion People Globally Lack Access to Basic Sanitation Services- WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday in New Delahi that an estimated 2.5 billion people around the world lack access to basic sanitation services, of which 792 million live in India.
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Asian monsoons in a late Eocene greenhouse world
The strong present-day Asian monsoons are thought to have originated between 25 and 22 million years (Myr) ago, driven by Tibetan–Himalayan uplift. However, the existence of older Asian monsoons and their
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Bangladesh Meet Begins to Save Endangered Tigers
Some 140 tiger experts and government officials from 20 countries met in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Sunday to review progress towards an ambitious goal of doubling their number in the wild by 2022.
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Myanmar’s Solar Ambitions Kickstarted With $480 Million ACO Pact
Myanmar will expand its sources of clean energy through an agreement with ACO Investment Group, a U.S.-based private-equity fund focusing on Asian emerging markets, to develop two solar-energy plants.
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Quakes strike Myanmar, India's Andaman Islands; no tsunami warning
Earthquakes of magnitude 6.2 and 6.1 struck Myanmar and India's Andaman islands on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. No Tsunami warning was issued after the Andaman quake, an official
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HIV, malaria deaths on decline
In a startling revelation, an analysis for the Global burden of Diseases has suggested that estimates of the number of people living with HIV are 18•7 per cent smaller than UNAIDS’s estimates in 2012.
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Myanmar, Norway to cooperate in mangrove conservation
YANGON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar and Norway are seeking cooperation in mangrove forest conservation and a conservation plan in this respect is being worked out between the two countries, official media
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Cruel trade in Asian elephants threatens survival- report
Wild elephants are being held in horrific conditions in Myanmar by smugglers looking to resume a lucrative trade, a report says. It claims the animals, mainly calves, are being brutally treated as they
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Elephant conservation, illegal killing and ivory trade
Over 20,000 African elephants were poached across the continent in 2013 according to a report released today by the CITES Secretariat.
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Earthquake strikes inside Myanmar
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck inside Myanmar at 4.14pm on Sunday. The epicentre was two kilomertres underground, about 195 kilometres northwest of Muang district of Mae Hong Son