Climate Change
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How Greenvolt Is Scaling Battery Storage Across Three Continents to Stabilise Grids
Exploring Greenvolt’s expanding battery storage systems, global scalability, and role in supporting flexible renewable power in markets like…
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Bank of Japan Rate Hold Signals Shift Away From Decades Of Ultra-Loose Policy
After raising rates to their highest level in 31 years, the Bank of Japan holds steady but remains…
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Japanese Geothermal Heating and Cooling System Begins Operating in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
International engineering initiatives and renewable energy projects are tackling chronic power shortages and transforming Tajikistan’s mountainous power grid.
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Singapore orders 10 local firms to disclose Indonesian plantation links amid haze crisis
Under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, Singapore is investigating ten domestic companies for their role in regional fires,…
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Why Super Typhoons Form and Threaten Coastal East Asia
As Super Typhoon Champi churns toward East Asia, examine the meteorological factors fueling the rise of intense Pacific…
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Perennial Rice From China Takes Root in Sarawak After a Promising First Harvest
Discover how long-lived perennial rice varieties can regrow season after season, stabilizing soil and bolstering regional food security.
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Indonesia Fires Burn Nearly Two Million Hectares as Haze Chokes the Region
More than 1.9 million hectares of Indonesia have burned since January, according to satellite measurements released on October…
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Indonesia deploys dry ice over South Sumatra as haze forces East Timor school closures
Indonesia attempts weather modification with dry ice to combat transboundary haze from peat fires, as air quality deteriorates…
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ASEAN Haze Agreement Faces Enforcement Gaps Despite Legal Framework
The 2002 ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution remains hampered by weak enforcement and Indonesia’s delayed ratification, limiting…
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Asian Development Bank President Warns of Persistent High Inflation in Asia Amid Global Uncertainty
Bangkok, October 16 — Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda warned on Thursday that inflation in the Asia-Pacific…
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Strong El Niño to Bring Mixed Rainfall Across South Asia This Winter, SASCOF Warns
Above-normal rains expected in northwest and parts of east and south, while central and southern peninsula face below-normal…
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Asian States’ Shift to Renewables Hindered by Power Grid Inequity, Favoring Fossil Fuel Producers
BANGKOK, October 7 — Civil society organisations say fossil fuel producers are being favoured while renewable energy producers…
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Asia, Africa and the Struggle for a New Global Order
New York, October 6 — The 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) concluded in New York last week,…
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Thai Floods Could Cost at Least $327 Million as Thousands Shelter in Bangkok
Bangkok, September 28 Severe flooding in Bangkok has forced thousands of residents to seek shelter, with economic losses…
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2011 Thailand Floods Caused US$46.5 Billion in Losses and 815 Deaths
BANGKOK, September 27 — The 2011 Thailand floods remain the costliest natural disaster in the country’s modern history,…
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Hong Kong sets first 5-year plan to boost tech economy
HONG KONG, September 16 — Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee unveiled the city’s first five-year plan on…
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Shimla in July: Cool Days, Heavy Monsoon Rain and Off-Season Quiet
NEW DELHI, July 26 — India’s monsoon, the seasonal engine that drives the country’s agricultural calendar and shapes…
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Mumbai Counts Its Water Gains While the Trains Run Late
MUMBAI, July 10 — The monsoon has done what it does every year in this city of more…
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Mumbai’s Drainage System: Why Waterlogging Persists
MUMBAI, July 10 — Two thousand kilometres of drains and 200 pumping stations, the backbone of Mumbai’s stormwater…
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Woman’s Instagram post details alleged harassment by elderly men on Bihar train
For decades, the general compartment of an Indian train has been a place of last resort. No reservation.…
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17-Year-Old Student Takes CBSE Tender Concerns to Parliamentary Panel; Board Chairman Transferred
NEW DELHI — The documents were always public. That was never the problem. A Class 12 student, studying…
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Renewables Norway chief calls India a clean tech manufacturing powerhouse and key partner
NEW DELHI — The head of Norway’s renewable energy lobby stood in New Delhi this week and said…
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Beijing Bans Drone Ownership After November 15, Following Earlier Sales Ban
On April 30, 2026, Chinese authorities declared a prohibition on the sale and rental of commercial drones within…
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At Least 17 Dead, 11 Missing in South Korea Floods and Landslides
Seventeen people have lost their lives and 11 others are missing after torrential rains hit South Korea, leaving…
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