A cheap vaccine developed in India against rotavirus could add substantially to protection against diarrhoea.

Nepal sees waste-to-energy projects as a way to meet energy demand and also manage waste.

The science of community-based adaptation is just emerging, and a new network will aim to share and scale up knowledge.

A new ground study confirms a trend in tiny polluting particles rising over India.

A how-to video published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments explains how to turn a mobile phone into a diagnostic device.

WHO researchers have pinned chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka on heavy metals in agrochemicals.

A new plan to eliminate polioviruses could eradicate the disease within five years, say 400 experts in a declaration today.

India hopes to boost biotech research in health, nutrition and agriculture through official awards.

After a lengthy court battle, India has rejected a major cancer drug patent bid — meaning lifesaving drugs will remain cheap and accessible.

Human urine is not only a good substitute for urea — a costly chemical fertiliser — but also synergises well with compost.

A technique to detect catastrophic landslides could help locate areas at risk and enable faster assistance to affected places.

Micro hydro sets can cheaply and quickly electrify remote communities in hilly and mountainous terrain.

Pakistan's revamped Global Climate Change Impact Centre is set to give the country a bigger role in climate studies.

Scientists from leading cancer centres are calling for the exchange of research findings as one recommendation for cutting cancer deaths.

Nutritional deficiency among Indians can be tackled by introducing biofortified varieties of staples like wheat and rice, say experts.

Sri Lanka has launched an Office of Science, Technology and Innovation to promote partnerships for innovation.

Hopes of eliminating kala azar in South Asia are receding with the main drug used against the parasitic disease losing efficacy.

Datasets relating to national climate change vulnerability in 2010 and predictions for 2030 are now available freely via an online portal.

Combating climate change in India calls for gathering scientific data at the district and village levels, say experts.