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WMO warns Asia warming twice as fast as global average

The WMO Secy-Gen states the State of the Climate in Asia report shows 'extreme weather is already exacting an unacceptably high toll' on the flora, fauna & livelihood of the region.

India to host Asia-Oceania satellite users’ conference

The IMD and Ministry of Earth Sciences to welcome 150 attendees between 4 and 6 December in New Delhi.

‘Asian century’: China’s new foreign policy prioritises neighbours, India finds mention in footnote

China Wednesday released foreign policy document where it notes challenges facing Asia, progress in bilateral ties with neighbours & BRI plans, among other things.

Covid pandemic, inflation push additional 68 million Asians into extreme poverty, says ADB

The report said that inflation in most countries soared to multi-year highs last year, driven by a rebound in economic activity and a surge in supply chain disruptions.

China’s gallium monopoly a red flag for US & its allies. 5 steps to de-risk supply chains

Beijing’s active role in creating a flourishing domestic ecosystem for gallium-based chips has already benefited China’s military development.

From droughts to large-scale floods, effects of climate change increasing in Asia

The World Meteorological Organisation said climate calamities in Asia affected more than 50 million people and caused more than 5,000 deaths last year.

Free expression, artistic freedom in Asia under threat, says new report from PEN America

Free expression, artistic freedom in Asia under threat, says new report from PEN America

Amazon India ties up with influencers for ‘live-stream shopping’ to drive festive season sales

Live-stream shopping events are hugely popular in China, with the feature being used by Alibaba Group Holding's Taobao & Bytedance's Douyin and driving millions of dollars in sales.

India-China SCO ‘cold war’ shows we have different ideas of normality—military or economic

Perhaps it is time to take a page or two from the Cold War textbooks, suitably translated into an Asian language of choice.

‘Asia a great proxy for other markets’ — Netflix on fixing its subscription crisis

Streaming platform to curb spending, while maintaining investments in Asian market, producing local films and creating partnerships with wireless operators to reach potential customers.

On Camera

Maharashtra’s language war reaches West Bengal. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is the first victim

While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.