Ozone eating away Indian crop yields
Ozone pollution is seriously reducing crop yields in India, says a new study.
View ArticleSolving saltwater contamination in Bangladesh
This audio slideshow explores the search for solutions to the health crisis caused by salinity in drinking water.
View ArticleJute as arsenic remover in Bangladesh
Locally available jute can help remove arsenic from irrigation channels in Bangladesh, a new study says.
View ArticleSouth Asia Analysis: Quest for more liveable cities
By deploying new urban transport technologies South Asian governments can bring relief to over a billion people, says Nalaka Gunawardene.
View ArticleDelhi’s waste site story
This photo essay examines how ‘big tech’ transfer to manage urban waste risks driving out sustainable alternatives.
View ArticleTracking urban India’s worsening air quality
Vehicular emissions are not the only factors responsible for urban India’s poor air quality, say experts.
View ArticleFarming goes to town
Urban farming can contribute to food security and livelihoods in South Asia, says study.
View ArticleAir pollution hits crops more than climate change
Atmospheric pollutants may reduce India’s rice and wheat yields more than temperature rise, says study.
View ArticleQ&A: Putting a price on deaths from vehicle pollution
In this audio interview, economist Rana Roy discusses new evidence of the toll of air pollution in China and India.
View ArticleFocus on Poverty: Using disgust to stop open defecation
Fostering revulsion might be a potent way to improve sanitation — but we need evidence, says Roger Williamson.
View ArticleAlgae can produce biofuels from wastewater
Selected species of algae can produce biofuel while treating wastewater, say Indian scientists.
View Article‘Women hit more than men by vehicular pollution’
Women may suffer more than men from vehicular pollution, suggests a study on traffic officers in Kathmandu.
View ArticleNepal seeks local waste management solutions
Kathmandu needs participatory, bottom-up solutions to solid waste management, says a new study.
View ArticleHoneybees and the pesticide sting
Researchers establish a clear link between pesticide use and declining honeybee populations.
View ArticleNo takers for induction stoves in India
Electric induction stoves have limited potential in India even in electricity-surplus Himachal Pradesh state, says a new study.
View ArticleIndustries polluting Pakistan’s Chenab river
Industrial effluents are choking plant life in Pakistan’s Chenab river, study finds.
View ArticleMeasuring black carbon over Indus-Ganga region
A US study says black carbon emitted by cook stoves in the Indus-Ganges region needs to be better assessed.
View ArticleNepalis face ‘cancer risk’ from indoor pollution
Nepalis facing cancer risk from indoor pollution from biomass cook stoves, says study.
View ArticleLocal pollutants blamed for Himalayan climate change
In the Himalayas local factors such as soot may be changing climate faster than greenhouse gases, says study.
View ArticleAir pollution declines with height
Study shows that concentration of black carbon aerosol and particulate matter varies as one goes up from the ground.
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