Two young protesters were killed in eastern India on Friday amid demonstrations by Muslims across South Asia.
Tag: South Asia
Climate Change Fuels Heat Wave in India and Pakistan, Scientists Find
Warming since preindustrial times has made the extreme heat in South Asia, now in its third month, at least 30 times more likely.
Your Monday Briefing: Australia’s New Leader
Plus President Biden’s trip to Asia and catastrophic floods in India and Bangladesh.
A ‘New Era of Air Pollution’ in the Tropics Could Have a Huge Toll
Increasingly bad air in big cities is expected to kill hundreds of thousands in coming years if stronger controls are not put in place.
A ‘New Era of Air Pollution’ in the Tropics Could Have a Huge Toll
Increasingly bad air in big cities is expected to kill hundreds of thousands in coming years if stronger controls are not put in place.
When Architects Made Worlds
MoMA explores an era of sweeping change, when South Asian architects — pioneering women, among them — redefined the postcolonial era and helped construct new nation states.
Kamla Bhasin, a First-Wave South Asian Feminist, Dies at 75
An activist, poet and author, she spent most of her adult life fighting injustice and patriarchy and building bonds of solidarity with women across borders.
Covid Disrupts Education Across South Asia, U.N. Says
A UNICEF report warned that the pandemic had forced a premature transition to remote learning in a region where many lack reliable internet access.
Migrant Workers in South Asia Are Stranded as They Wait for Vaccines
Thousands across the region have been left in limbo because of sluggish immunization campaigns, red tape and closed borders.
A Million Years of Data Confirms: Monsoons Are Likely to Get Worse
The annual summer monsoon in South Asia begins this month. A new study points to more destructive storms.