Countries can't rely on development to reduce population growth and must increase family planning and education access, a report says.

Genebanks are one answer to overfishing in South Asian waters, say fishery experts.

Rwandan agriculture researchers are using an X-ray technique developed by the mining sector to improve the nutrition value of beans.

India's Supreme Court has approved a multi-billion dollar plan to divert water from more than 30 Indian rivers to dry regions, angering the country's neighbours.

American researchers say a waste product from crops like coconuts and mangos could help meet electricity needs in many Asian countries.

By using mobile phones to track newborns and their mothers, Bangladesh is improving immunisation levels.

British and South African researchers say the ability of global climate models to predict regional events like monsoons is often limited.

Researchers estimate that up to a third of the Bangladeshi population is genetically susceptible to arsenic-related cancer.

Residents of Asian cities are identified as the most exposed to floods caused by poor urban planning and climate change.

Farmers in the Philippines now have a tool for smartphones that offers site-specific advice on fertiliser use.

Multiple computer simulation models can give almost week's advance warning of a cyclone forming in the northern Indian Ocean, say scientists.

Global warming may be decreasing the survival capabilities of the economically damaging brown planthopper.

A new cholera prediction model can warn of outbreaks 11 months in advance and also describe the possible severity.

South Asian countries should drop political agendas in favour of collaboration in sustainable development research, experts say.

Bangladesh’s proneness to major earthquakes is to be studied under a new five-year project.

Four eastern members of the eight-nation SAARC grouping have agreed on a joint climate adaption strategy.

A study on arsenic contamination suggests that the problem lies with aquifers, not with man-made ponds.

The Borlaug Institute South Asia promises a new edition of the 'green revolution'.

Natural sediment that mops up arsenic may keep deep groundwater cleaner than was thought, a study finds.

Satellite data combined with water and soil conservation can greatly increase crop yields.