Hydropower and South Asian integration
Nepal’s hydropower potential ranks among the highest globally in terms of per capita and unit of GDP.
Environment
Regions brace for wildfire, haze as dry season peaks
The country has seen 490 land and forest fires as of Saturday, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, more than three times the 160 fires that were recorded in 2022.
From rice to wheat, Asian crops forecast lower as El Nino worsens
India's monsoon rains, crucial for summer crops such as rice, sugarcane, soybeans and corn, are poised to be the weakest in eight years.
Remote working, artificial rain have little effect on Jakarta pollution
Amid the lack of progress made by recent government efforts, the Center for Research of Energy and Clean Air insisted that the remote-working policy and “other gimmicks” would…
Toxic air shaving around five years off Nepalis’ lives, report shows
Every year, air quality in the winter deteriorates in Kathmandu Valley and other major cities in the southern plains, leaving the public gasping to breathe clean and safe air.1
Blue-collar workers putting in more overtime to get around heat, calling in sick due to hot weather
Firms in the construction and logistics businesses are the most affected, based on responses from companies in various sectors contacted by The Straits Times.
Malaysia’s environment department finds oxygen levels too low to sustain marine life after algae bloom
The Department said a similar situation had happened in Kuala Gula, Perak, in 2016, which had caused fish in cages to die.
Alternative energy, the way forward
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim underlined the importance of alternative energy sources, as well as robust regional and international collaboration in determining the…
El Nino likely to develop between Sept and Nov, Australian weather bureau says
El Nino is associated with extreme weather phenomena, from wildfires to tropical cyclones to prolonged droughts.
Storms and heavy rain to affect most of Thailand this week
Experts said the conditions were due to the strong monsoon trough lying across the North, Central and Northeast regions and the strong southwest monsoon prevailing across the…