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Southasia Climate Events Tracker

Mapping the impact of the climate crisis across Southasia

| Jan 13, 2023

A balancing act

On the Adani Group's acquisition of stakes in NDTV and media ownership in India.

| Aug 31, 2022

What next if President Rajapaksa resigns?

An explainer on the constitutional aftermath.

| Jul 11, 2022

Count your climate losses

How recent reports on climate change weigh the economic versus the human cost of the ecological crisis.

| Jul 30, 2021

The price of immunity

Cost comparisons of COVID-19 vaccines across the region.

| Jul 22, 2021

Getting the jab done

Southasia’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout, explained.

| Mar 26, 2021

Why Southasia’s air is cleaner this Earth Day

Environmental gains for Southasia need not end when factories reopen.

| Apr 22, 2020

Bangladesh elections explained

What you should know about the 2018 Bangladesh general elections.

| Dec 03, 2018

Sri Lanka’s constitutional crisis explained

What you need to know about the political crisis in Colombo.

| Oct 30, 2018

Bhutan elections explained

What you need to know about Bhutan’s parliamentary elections being held on 18 October.

| Oct 03, 2018

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