A third of businesses in South Asia not in operation amid COVID-19 pandemic: World Bank

Firms in South Asia witnessed an overall sales decline of 64%

Asian Elephant Specialist Group meet starts in Malaysia

Various issues concerning the Asian Elephant to be discussed at the event

Without action, Asia-Pacific ecosystems could lose a third of their value by 2050

In the Asia-Pacific region, Afghanistan shows the greatest potential losses and gains

El Nino-driven floods in China kill 237; over 31 million affected

This is China’s second most expensive weather-related natural disaster in history

7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan

Tremors felt in many places, including Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi-NCR

New Nepal

The country struggles with ways to use its diverse ecology in finalising new states

Aryan invasion debunked

Genetic study shows South Asians have a diverse ancestry

A million snake bites

We are only beginning to understand snake bites better

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Disparate narratives

Environmental history writing is beginning to look beyond colonial forestry

Hot spots

Global warming will lead to water scarcity in Asia

Generating heat

US industry not doing enough about its emissions to mitigate global warming

Fight over fish

Only a few in sensitive list

No more slumming

Builders may 'get big bonanza in Dharavi

Not softer

ASEAN makes its point

DNA test

Typhoon Tembin: death toll crosses 230 in the Philippines; Vietnam spared the wrath

The storm, which left a trail of death and destruction in the Philippines, did not make landfall in Vietnam

Did ancient Americans settle in Polynesia? The evidence doesn’t stack up

Indigenous Americans have no history of open ocean voyaging. Similarly, there is no archaeological evidence of pre-Polynesian occupation on any …

Indonesian fire forces Singapore to shut school

Forest and peatland fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan deteriorates Singapore’s air pollution levels  

Domestic violence to rise as subcontinent heats up: Study

Each 1°C increase in the annual mean temperature associated with a mean increase in domestic violence prevalence of 4.4

China records first human death from H3N8 bird flu

China alerted WHO 24 days after the woman was hospitalised & 11 days after her death, against the mandated 24 hours

COP15 Montreal: Asia must speed up its protected area coverage 6 times to meet 30X30 goal

Conservation measures governed by local communities can help the world meet targets on protected areas, according to a new research

Managing air quality in Nepal: Pollution control fee may be key

943 crore Nepali rupees collected in fees unused, can help local govts to combat poor air quality

Fifth-hottest May again drives home reality to warming world

Even ongoing La Nina conditions couldn’t cool the weather down in several parts of the world last month 

‘Severe pressure will be put on forests, ecosystems in Nusantara and the rest of Kalimantan’

Down To Earth speaks to veteran orangutan expert Birute Mary Galdikas on how the shifting of Indonesia’s capital will affect …