Efficient farming can feed 3 billion more people worldwide, says study

Targeted efforts to make food systems more efficient can also reduce the environmental footprint of agriculture

Land reform in reverse gear in Asian countries, says report

It claims that 6 per cent of farm owners hold two-thirds of agricultural land in the continent, putting livelihoods of millions of small farmers …

Indonesia launches book on its cash management reforms

Book focuses on the importance of transparency and accountability in public financial management

Earthquake in Indonesia triggers tsunami fear in India

Centre for ocean information services later withdraws tsunami warning for Andaman and Nicobar islands

US, Japan & others to fund Indonesia’s transition to clean energy

Just Energy Transition Partnership’s $20 bn finance can help freeze the country’s per capita emissions at 2.4 tonnes by 2030

Win against waste colonialism: US group pledges restorative action after taking back ‘harmful’ report

A 2015 report by US-based Ocean Conservancy blamed 5 Asian countries for plastic waste

Three reasons why company v community conflicts take place across continents

Shortcomings in regulatory norms and failure to engage with local communities have disrupted commercial projects in many countries

Shark in a soup

The fish, high in demand for its fin, is dwindling in the Indian waters. Will a mere ban on finning protect it?

Road map to save environment

A global map highlights regions where road construction will have high environmental costs

ADB’s flawed water programme promotes scarcity

As the annual meet of the board of governors of Asian Development Bank gets under way near Delhi, a critique of the bank’s approach to …

Saying it with flowers

Flowers may wither, but not their importance in the cultures of most countries

Paying for bribery

Towering infernos

Semblance of relief

Weakening resolve

Draconian bill

Geckos beat the crocodiles

Unethical snooping

7.8 magnitude temblor rocks Indonesia, tsunami warnings issued and withdrawn later

No loss of life has been reported yet

Farmers flay golf greens

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