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South Asia on the clean brick road
South Asia could retrofit its existing brick kilns as a first step to modernising a sooty, coal-burning industry.Nepal to generate electricity from waste
Nepal sees waste-to-energy projects as a way to meet energy demand and also manage waste.Micro hydros can power rural Afghanistan, Nepal
Micro hydro sets can cheaply and quickly electrify remote communities in hilly and mountainous terrain.‘Main drug against leishmaniasis losing efficacy’
Hopes of eliminating kala azar in South Asia are receding with the main drug used against the parasitic disease ...‘Himalayan viagra’ harvesters threaten forest resources
Unsustainable harvesting of caterpillar fungus or yarsagumba poses risks to conservation and livelihoods.Nepal to stimulate fish breeding for food security
Using Norwegian fish breeding technology Nepal hopes to boost food security and provide livelihoods.Nepal, Bhutan to closely monitor air pollutants
Observatories set up in Bhutan and Nepal will closely monitor air pollutants and track their source.A match made in cyberspace: how networks nurture science
With the growth of online science networks, geography and economics no longer dictate how research is undertaken or published, ...Nepal faces shortage of young scientists
Nepal needs to attract more students to S&T courses or face a serious shortage of scientists, experts say.Smriti Mallapaty
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A senior editor with the Nature Index with years of experience reporting on science, agriculture and technology from the South Asian region.
Contact Details: [email protected]
Location: Sydney, Australia
Languages Spoken: Nepalese, English, German, French
Areas of Interests: Biology, agriculture, sanitation, policy
Local/Demographic Interests: South Asia