Brexit and South Asia
By Dr. Krishna Upadhyaya The speculations and opinions differ as to what Britain leaving Europe means to South Asia and
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Economy
South Asia can continue as the world’s fastest growing subregion
by Lei Lei Song Since 2014, South Asia has been the fastest growing subregion in the world, with its eight
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Rs 9 trillion foreign remittance was received by Nepal during the fiscal year
London — According to the Department of Foreign Employment, 236, 211 youths had gone to various countries taking work permit for
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Chinese and Nepali companies to jointly develop hydropower project
KATHMANDU, Xinhua — Two Chinese companies have joined hands with a Nepali company to develop the Tamakoshi III hydropower project
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Babies in Nepal get quarter of calories from junk food, study finds
By : Sarah Boseley Children under the age of two in Nepal are getting a quarter of their calories from
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There are vast inequalities across countries, and among the poorer segments of societies: UN report
UN — The 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) from the UN Development Programme (UNDP), shows that, in the 101
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Fears of cities running out of water have become very real in several parts of the world, most recently in South Asia
By : Marianne Kjellén, Senior Water Advisor, UNDP Fears of cities running out of water have become very real in several parts
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Accelerating disaster risk reduction in South Asia to keep up with development
UNDRR, GANDHINAGAR, 12 July 2019 – Countries in South Asia have made remarkable progress in social and economic development. As
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Empowering South Asian women migrant workers through improved contracts
UN Women: Escaping poverty and earning higher income often entails taking risks, and for women migrating into domestic work these
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Call to promote Science in South Asia
London– A leading Science magazine has called upon South Asian governments to establish a regional funding mechanism similar to that of
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