The Latest Breaking News from South Asia

Physician Céline Gounder traveled to India and Bangladesh to bring back unheard stories from the eradication of smallpox, many from health workers whose voices have been missing from the record.

Karnataka makes a significant contribution to the country’s GDP, yet the State’s economic engine has not been geographically balanced, said N. Venu, MD & CEO, India & South Asia, Hitachi Energy. “Despite Karnataka’s significant growth and contribution to the GDP, its economic engine has not been geographically balanced, and the…

A study from Sri Lanka suggests climate change will spark a rise in the numbers of people receiving snakebites.

Jan. 5, 2024, marked 336 years since the passing of an extraordinary woman you have probably never heard of: Catarina de San Juan.

“India is projected to grow at 6.2% in 2024, supported by robust domestic demand and strong growth in the manufacturing and services sectors,” the United Nations has said. The UN World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2024 report, launched on January 4, said that gross domestic product in South Asia…

Bhutan's King announces plans to build a massive "international city" in 1,000 sq. km. area, connecting South Asia with Southeast Asia.

New research links more than 150,000 infant deaths to 30 monsoons in the South Asian country

If India does not take innovative measures, there is a good chance that it will be geopolitically locked in within an unfriendly South Asia

Devanampiye and Piyadasi (meaning ‘Devanampriya’ and ‘Priyadarshi’ in Sanskrit and ‘beloved of the gods’ and ‘one with a benevolent gaze’ in English) were the two names that were widely referred to, either separately or together, in the ancient inscriptions and Buddhist literature found across South Asia. Since nobody could authentically…

Nepal has registered its first LGBTQ+ marriage in what is being hailed as a victory for transgender and same-sex couples in conservative South Asia.

CHD Group will lead a 7-member delegation of experts from South Asia, Africa and Iran to the blue zone of the high-level meetings, and engage with different stakeholders around the globe in discussions pertaining to public health consequences of climate change, just energy transition, fossil fuel reduction and food security…