News:
25/10/16
Climate change could hurt coffee, help banana production
Climate change must be taken into account when planning for suitable growing areas for banana and coffee in Nepal.
News:
13/10/16
Latent TB noted in nearly half of India’s health workers
Research reveals that more than 4-in-10 health workers in India afflicted with latent tuberculosis.
TB Health Disease Vulnerability R&D
News:
07/10/16
India wants changes to water pact with Pakistan
Border tiff between India and Pakistan triggers review of a treaty on the sharing of Indus River waters.
Water Climate change Conflict Environment
News:
06/10/16
Air pollution declines with height
Study shows that concentration of black carbon aerosol and particulate matter varies as one goes up from the ground.
Pollution R&D Environment Transport Data
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Ancient parasite remains a modern scourge
This photo gallery follows researchers trying to unlock the secrets of the disfiguring disease leishmaniasis.
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Lessons learned from making data visualisation
This report builds on our experiences of producing data visualisations and in data journalism, and brings together the lessons we have learned with insights from the broader sector of research communications.
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Sri Lanka reconstructs after deadly floods and landslides
Relocating the survivors of the 17 May landslides is proving difficult for lack of safe, suitable land.
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Reviving Dhaka muslin
Reviving muslin has involved genetic finger printing to recreate a cotton species that went extinct 160 years ago.
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Nepali farmers fight to save indigenous seeds
Nepal’s indigenous seeds have valuable traits, but there are no policies to protect them against imports.
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Himalayan quest for alternate energy
Shrinking glaciers and a changing economy are forcing the Bhutanese to question their dependence on hydropower.
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Sunderbans residents hit by rising salinity
Saline ingress into Bangladesh’s famed Sunderbans is forcing thousands of villagers to buy potable water.
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The hidden digital divide
The unstoppable global spread of the internet is encouraging, but wider access alone won't close the data gap.
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Technology helps demine Sri Lanka
Demining post-war Sri Lanka is now being speeded up with the use of better technology.
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Rebuilding Nepal
ICT which played a major role in relief and rescue is now the guarantor of adequate and equitable reconstruction.
