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Himalayan snow cover drops sharply, hits 20-year low; plains may feel the impactSnow cover in the Hindu Kush Himalaya has reached its lowest point in over two decades. This marks the fourth consecutive year of weak snow...
Tizu Zunki river to be harnessed for economic development of Nagaland: Union minister Sarbananda SonowalThe Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, along with Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, unveiled significant initiati...
What happened on board the London-Singapore flight that caused turbulence? Here are detailsAn investigation has been carried out about the flight of the Singapore International Airlines that ran into air turbulence. It was hit by ...
Chinese criminal syndicates under guise of business ventures on the rise in SE AsiaSeveral Chinese syndicates are along the border between Cambodia and Thailand. The syndicates have taken advantage of COVID-19 which has re...
Rebels attack China's oil pipeline in MyanmarAnti-Chinese sentiment has swelled in Myanmar following the military take over last February, with many people believing Beijing had a hand...
Pakistan egged by China eyes defence ties with MyanmarRohingya crisis of 2017 has strained ties between Myanmar-China, which saw more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar to neighboring B...
Myanmar’s military junta revives scope of BRI projectsIn March, the ruling junta approved the $2.5 billion Mee Lin Gyaing, a liquefied natural gas power project under BRI in Ayeyarwady region. ...
China's illegal businesses along Myanmar-Thai border prosper following coupChinese-funded Yatai International Holding Group (IHG) accused of running illegal casinos in Cambodia and the Philippines, has been recruit...
Myanmar ups the ante on fencing along China border as Wang Yi visits YangonHe said barbed-wire fences, which China said were preventing the spread of COVID-19, encroach on neutral land. Foreign ministry from both c...
China backs illegal drugs-arms trade and casinos along Thai-Myanmar borderIllegal arms smuggling, a mushrooming drugs trade, illegal casinos and a steady influx of shady Chinese investors are now building a new “C...
Mizoram emerges as major drug trafficking route from MyanmarYaba tablets and other synthetic drugs are smuggled into the northeast from Myanmar and then pushed to other states, besides Bangladesh and...
Myanmar's pushback against China-funded Economic Corridor inspired by debt trap in S Asian statesMyanmar’s all-powerful generals have drawn lessons from experiences of Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Maldives where China funded projects have pu...
Myanmar uncovers Sino-Pak nexus in arms supply to two rebel groups in RakhineThe nexus has been revealed following arrests by the authorities of Thailand along the Thai-Myanmar border. The Thai authorities shared det...
IIT Madras' dredging methodology helps Odisha's Chilika Lake to triple Irrawaddy Dolphin populationNew Delhi, May 29 () A research project by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has helped Odisha's Chilika lake, Asia's largest...
Xi plans Myanmar trip this week to expedite BRI projects facing slowdownAccording to Myanmar government sources, Xi is expected to visit Naypyitaw, January 17-18. During his trip, the two sides are expected to s...
Bangladesh bans ships in rare dolphin sanctuariesBangladesh on Monday banned boats from sailing through a key southwestern river after a ship loaded with coal capsized, threatening the san...
Sunderbans oil spill: Dolphins will be first to take a hit, say environmentalistsEnvironmentalists said the Irrawaddy and Gangetic dolphins would be the first to take a hit. The thick layer of oil on the river surface wi...
- Sunderbans oil spill: Dolphins will be first to take a hit, say greens
The tanker crash that caused the oil spill in the protected Sunderbans, the first disaster on this scale in the area, was an accident "wait...
Dolphin population rises to 152 in Chilika lake in OrissaGood news for wildlife lovers from Chilika Lake. The population of Irrawaddy dolphins has increased by 4.6 per cent compared to last year's...
Dolphin numbers take a dipThe number of Irrawaddy dolphins in Chilika has dropped to 145 from an estimated 156 last year and 158 in 2010, according to the latest cen...