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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Rs 267-crore for 15-km Agartala-Bangladesh Railway project
India has sanctioned Rs 267-crore Railway project linking Agartala with Akhaura in Bangladesh to facilitate easier surface communication between the Northeast region and Kolkata, official sources said. The 15-km railway track will link Agartala with Bangladesh’s southeastern city of Akhaurah, also an important railway junction connecting the Chittagong port, resource-rich Sylhet and Dhaka.
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AIDS epidemic at a critical juncture in Asia-Pacific region
Thirty years into the AIDS epidemic and on the occasion of the 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (10th ICAAP), being held at Busan, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
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Bamboo: can it live up to the 'green gold' hype?
It could reduce the pressure on native forests but the rapid expansion in bamboo plantations is in danger of making it the latest in a long line of tarnished 'wonder crops'
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Health ministers agree to intensify routine immunisation
High level ministerial meeting 4 August, 2011 - The year 2012 was declared as the year of intensification for routine immunisation in the South East Asia region by the world health organisation, following
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Gharial census 2011: Endangered croc species growing in number
The number of critically endangered gharial (Gavialis gangetics) has increased to 102 from 81 in 2008, according to a recent census. Gharial was listed as a critically endangered species in the Red Data Book of the World Conservation Union in 2007.
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Three hydel power plants to come up in Mizoram
Aizawl: The State-owned North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. (NEEPCO) will set up three power plants in Mizoram, generating a total of 1,526 MW, officials said here on Monday.
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Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity: a retrospective analysis in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan countries
<p>This paper looks at the progress made in the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in the eight countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region using the national reports to the CBD as the primary source.
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China pushes India to the brink on Myanmar project
Envoy Suggests Delhi Pull Out Of Hydel Work New Delhi: Fed up with Myanmar government
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Pills, powders, vials & flakes: The bear bile trade in Asia
<p>Poaching and illegal trade of bears, driven largely by the demand for bile, used in traditional medicine and folk remedies continues unabated across Asia on a large scale, a report by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, has found.</p>
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The status of Bt cotton- the silver sixth in Myanmar, 2010
<p>The Status of Bt Cotton-the Silver Sixth-in Myanmar, 2010 features a comprehensive overview of the adoption and impact of the introduction of Ngwe chi 6 or Silver Sixth– the long staple insect resistant Bt cotton variety developed using genetic modification technology. The new publication includes the most relevant authoritative statistics and references on Bt cotton in Myanma