India: Slurs, Beatings, Thievery, Threats: How Dominant Caste Men Disrupted Dalit Weddings in UP
The news of the two incidents from western Uttar Pradesh prompted Member of Parliament Chandra Shekhar Aazad to describe them as “planned terror against Dalits” in the state. A Dalit…
China aims to basically eliminate severe air pollution by 2025
China aims to basically eliminate severe air pollution by 2025, the final year of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), Li Tianwei, an official with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment,…
Pakistan: Balochistan approves fisheries policy
The provincial cabinet has approved the Balochistan Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy 2025-2035. The meeting termed the policy a “landmark achievement” and the first of its kind in the country’s…
China’s mega water diversion project hits new service milestone
China’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the largest of its kind globally, has delivered more than 70 billion cubic meters of water through its middle route since it started full operation…
Pakistani novelist Alishba Barech selected as finalist for ‘Women Changing the World Awards’
Pakistani novelist Alishba Khan Barech has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 “Women Changing the World Awards”, according to a press release issued on Friday. The Women Changing…
World’s largest ice-and-snow park to close as temperatures rise
Harbin Ice-Snow World, the largest theme park of its kind in the world, is set to close Wednesday night as temperatures rise, organizers announced Monday. By Sunday night, the 64th…