At least 85% of the earth’s wetlands are already lost and freshwater species are at highest risk compared to forest or marine species, the report released on Thursday has underlined. The population…
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By Helen Briggs Wildlife populations have fallen by more than two-thirds in less than 50 years, according to a major report by the conservation group WWF. The report says this “catastrophic decline”…
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The Kingdom of Bhutan has a strong approach towards environmental sustainability, but its fast growth is making this increasingly demanding. Here are three climate risks for Bhutan that also offer opportunities for…
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Yangon, Myanmar: In a society where a popular saying urges women to “regard her son as her master and her husband as her god”, Buddhist nun Ketumala is already an outlier. The…
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Bhutanese brewery Ser Bhum is behind Kati Patang, a beer sold by Delhi-based Empyrean Spirits. Launched in Zesty Amber and Snappy Wheat variants in 2018, Kati Patang prides itself on being “brewed…
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by Eric Cavalcanti, Griffith University — If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Perhaps not, some say. And if…
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Swara Bhasker had, on February 1, attended a panel discussion organized by NGO Mumbai Collective and during the discussion, she, as alleged by the petitioner,is believed to have made the controversial statement.…
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Satellite images have revealed that Kailash Mansarovar – a Hindu pilgrimage site – now looks like a war zone with heavy artillery and military presence. Chinese military build-up along India’s border is…
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BuddhismChinese Man with Hawala Link ‘Bribed’ Monks in Delhi to Buy Their Support for Dalai Lama Successor
In a fresh twist to the Chinese hawala racket probe, Indian intelligence agencies have found that main accused Charlie Peng was bribing Tibetan monks to buy their future support for a Chinese…