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INDIA: Extreme Weather Sows Uncertainty in Farmers’ Lives
When dark clouds waft above, hearts pound in fear and nightmarish thoughts strike the minds of the inhabitants of this desert town, which lies more than 3,048 metres above sea level in the northern Indian province of Ladakh.
INDIA: Kashmiri Youngsters Wage Online Struggle
Rasik Rasheed’s (not his real name) hefty Internet bills hardly bother his family. Cooped up at home due to curfews and strikes here for nearly three months now, youngsters like him have been busy not just with their studies but with waging what they call the Kashmir struggle on the Internet.POLITICS-INDIA: In Kashmir, Tensions Put Life on Hold
The doctors at the hospital that Khalida Begum’s husband brought her to in the frontier district of Kupwara knew she was in a dangerous state. They thus recommended that she be transferred soonest to the maternity hospital here in Srinagar, where she was sure to receive far better care.
INDIA: Amid Renewed Violence, Kashmir Journalists Become the News
Abdul Rehman stopped in his tracks when he did not see his usual newspapers strewn out on his lawn one morning this month. But little did he know that he would not see newspapers, whether out on the newsstands or delivered to subscribers like him, for three more days.
INDIA: Kashmir Youth Fight – to Save the Environment
Now that the armed conflict between Indian security forces and Kashmiri militants has eased considerably, youngsters are coming out to fight a new threat – environmental degradation – that looms over this beautiful valley often termed ‘paradise on earth’.
INDIA: Animals Nearing Extinction Need Urgent Attention – Experts
With threats looming large on the survival of several wildlife species in the Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India, experts warn that these species could go extinct in the coming years unless immediate steps are taken to prevent their extinction.
INDIA: Doubts Cloud Upcoming Amnesty Int’l Report on Kashmir
The human rights body Amnesty International (AI) has yet to release its report on the outcome of its unprecedented visit last week to the disputed Indian- administered Kashmir state, but already there are doubts over its ability to come up with fair and accurate findings.INDIA: One Woman’s Entrepreneurial Venture Now Employs Thousands
Shameema Wani, 40, never imagined a simple venture, begun from scratch, would grow into the 2,000-strong business enterprise, employing mainly women, that it is today in this capital city of India’s disputed Jammu and Kashmir state.INDIA/PAKISTAN: Reduced Himalayan Snowfall Could Spark Water War
The declining snow cover and receding glaciers in the Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir could trigger renewed hostilities between India and Pakistan, neighbouring states in the South Asian region that are at odds on a host of issues, experts warn.SOUTH ASIA: ‘Harness Untapped Renewable Energy Sources’ — Experts
With its vast renewable energy potential, South Asia can lead the world in achieving energy security.BANGLADESH: Food Security in Great Peril from Climate Change
Unless the world comes to its aid, Bangladesh says the vulnerability of its agriculture sector to climate change could spell severe consequences for its millions of people, who stand to lose their main source of livelihood.CLIMATE CHANGE: Asians Find their Collective Voice
If some Asian states appeared to be disunited in the lead-up to the climate change talks currently underway in Copenhagen, now they are rising in unison to get the developed world to accede to their demands.CLIMATE CHANGE: Asian Delegates Want ‘Political Accord’, For Now
Asian delegations to the ongoing global negotiations on climate change are insisting that a political agreement must be reached to pave the way for a legally binding treaty in the near future.Q&A: ‘Creating Artificial Glaciers Is Simple, Easy and Replicable’
His is a classic case of a man’s fight against nature in this trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, as he battles climate change.INDIA: A Famed Region’s Triple Whammy of Environmental Bane
The combined impact of tourism, climate change and changing lifestyle in this internationally renowned adventure haven has raised serious concerns among environmental groups.SOUTH ASIA: Disunity Hovers over a Region Battling Climate Change
As the Copenhagen Conference on climate change draws nearer, South Asia, which appears poised for severe threats from the impacts of climate change, faces a stiff challenge on two fronts.INDIA: Kashmir Carpet Industry Hit By Recession
Kashmir’s carpet industry has been hit very hard by the global economic slowdown, 47-year-old Bashir Ahmad Bhat explained while working on his loom in a run-down hut in downtown Srinagar.INDIA: Calls for Troop Reduction Follow Rape, Murder in Kashmir
The alleged rape and murder of two women by Indian troops in the remote Shopian district of Kashmir state has triggered renewed calls for demilitarisation of the Indian part of Kashmir, with street protests running for close to a month now.
RIGHTS-INDIA: Moves to Scrap Hated Security Laws in Kashmir
As political parties in Indian Kashmir debate the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the insurgency-hit state, civil rights activists hope that this will fructify into a withdrawal of the sweeping powers given to armed forces in this state since 1990.
INDIA/PAKISTAN: Trade, Travel Across Divided Kashmir Stalled
Trade and travel between the Indian and Pakistan parts of Kashmir, as part of confidence building measures (CBMs) between the two rival countries, appear to have become a casualty of the Nov. 26-29 terror attacks on the port city of Mumbai.
ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Wildlife – Kashmir's Other Conflict
Decades of separatist militancy in Indian Kashmir and the massive response to it by the armed forces have taken a toll on human life. But, what is less known is the fact that this and other human activity have exacerbated dangers posed to the state’s wildlife.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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