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Beth Walker
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Renewed push to complete CPEC raises suspicion of Pakistani military’s involvement
A new CPEC Authority aims to centralise decision-making and take autonomy away from the provinces where the corridor’s key projects will be built.
Atika Rehman & Beth Walker
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In Myanmar, government efforts to push large dam projects have met with a flood of resistance
The country has a big power crisis, but hydropower projects are not being planned well and are displacing local communities.
Beth Walker
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A journalist's murder provides a window into the destruction of Myanmar's forests
In 12 years, the country lost 11% of its forests to the illegal logging trade to India and China and to land use change.
Beth Walker
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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India and Bhutan's cooperation on hydropower is fraying at the edges
India is supporting Bhutan's hydropower projects, but a new report finds that these are neither helping the environment nor the economy.
Beth Walker
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How China is cutting coal at home but stoking the fuel's global growth
State-owned companies and banks are driving coal expansion overseas, from Asia to Africa and as far as Latin America.
Beth Walker
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India's holiest river is only getting dirtier – and our colonial legacy may be partly to blame
The river is toxic in West Bengal, where it collects almost half its total waste from towns and factories along its banks.
Beth Walker
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Swiss researchers planning to tap glacial water in dams could look to the Himalayas for inspiration
Experts feel that dams cannot replace natural water systems. Communities in the Himalayas have been creating artificial glaciers to tackle water shortage.
Beth Walker
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Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna is the world’s most vulnerable delta
A global assesment report of transboundary rivers shows that the river deltas in Asia are the most vulnerable to climate change and other pressures.
Beth Walker
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Hydropower surges across the Himalayas
Proponents see hydropower as a source of green power and energy storage and to balance variable supply from renewables – like wind and solar – on the grid.
Beth Walker
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative