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Post-1949, China increased its forest cover from 10% to 25%, but scientists found an unexpected side effect: Tree planting shifted water away from East & Northwest towards the Tibetan PlateauChina's extensive reforestation programmes have significantly increased forest cover across the country. However, this large-scale greening...- In 1981, China began planting billions of trees to restore degraded land. Decades later, the 78-billion-tree effort produced a surprising outcome: it altered the water cycle, sending more rain to some regions while drying out othersChina’s decades-long reforestation campaign has dramatically expanded vegetation across the country, including through the Three-North Shel...
- How El Nino could impact the world's weather in 2026/27Forecasters predict a strong El Nino developing in late 2026. This phenomenon is expected to bring hotter and drier weather to much of Asia...
- The myth of India’s extreme inequality: What the data gets wrongRecent studies reveal a misrepresentation of income inequality in India, challenging the commonly accepted pre-tax Gini coefficient of 0.61...
- Nations divided ahead of decisive week for shipping emissionsThe International Maritime Organisation members are divided on implementing a carbon tax on shipping to reduce emissions. Opponents argue t...
- NASA says this enormous construction in China is slowing down EarthNASA’s research links China’s Three Gorges Dam to a slight slowing of Earth’s rotation, caused by the redistribution of mass in its reservo...
- Singapore port container logjam worsens as ships avoid Red SeaSingapore's port faces congestion due to vessel diversions to avoid Red Sea attacks by Houthi rebels, impacting global supply chains and ca...
- Election Result 2024: US is okay, even with a Modi lite 3.0Under President Biden, the US views Modi's third term positively, despite a reduced mandate. The India-US partnership has strengthened, add...
- India's changing agricultural landscape and its way to inclusive growthWhen measured in total value of agricultural production, India is ranked fourth largest in the world. Although we are the second largest fo...
- ‘Avatar’ strikes box-office gold for the 3rd time, bags Rs 1 cr through advance booking in IndiaComing to its home market, the film is predicted to make about $7-12 million in North America.
- Water tycoon is China's richest as wealth crackdown batters Jack MaBottled-water tycoon Zhong Shanshan has become China's wealthiest person, according to an annual ranking released Wednesday. He is worth $6...
- Zimbabwe bird sanctuary has 400 species, not enough touristsThere is a martial eagle, a black eagle, an Egyptian vulture and hundreds of other birds. With an estimated 400 species of birds on an idyl...
- How eight Indian diplomats bent UN into yoga shapeModi wanted UN to declare an International Day of Yoga. So, India's UN mission became the 'situation room' with Ambassador Asoke Mukerji le...
- UN panel on climate change presents gloomy picture for Asia in its fresh reportBoth India and China will have to see "negative impacts on aggregate wheat yields", impacting overall food security in the continent, a UN ...
- Rahul Gandhi , Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal all underplay how rising inequality threatens India’s futureThanks in part to the caste system, Indian inequality has been more deep and pernicious than that of many other nations.
- The rise of Asian giants: China and India need to redefine tiesIn 50 years’ time, China and India could be the world’s largest economies and we need to prepare for mutual cooperation now.
- Whole world can get food if fertilizers and water used more wisely: StudyIndia's wheat and rice production can be increased by over 60 percent, sugarcane production by 41 percent and cotton production by 73 perce...
- The India-versus-China debate: Asian giants' common interests outweigh differencesThe difficulties between the two emerging powers reflect lingering attitudes rather than conflicting strategic goals.
- Debate on the role of growth and redistribution in poverty alleviation in India turns on some fallaciesThe debates on the role of growth and growth in alleviating poverty go unabated in the real and virtual forums around the country.
- Biofuel plans to hit water supplies in China, IndiaThe ambitious plans of India and China to ramp up biofuel production will deplete their water reserves and seriously impact their ability t...
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