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Bangladesh may have answer to arsenic problem, Nepalese poor to manage forests, Bhutan to open its first technology park, and more.

An Indian report rejects the consensus view that the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking rapidly — sparking controversy.

The speed and volume of river flow shape the severity of cholera outbreaks, a Bangladeshi study has found.

The first scientist to return home as part of India's new expatriate scheme has been dismissed, causing mixed reactions from fellow researchers.

Despite campaigning in Bangladesh, under-fives are still failing to receive zinc treatment for diarrhoeal disease, a survey says.

The Maldives ahead of carbon neutral target, South Asia marred by slow broadband, Nepal to discuss climate at Everest's base, and more.

Deaths from diarrhoea in over-five-year-olds far exceed established estimates, according to a new study.

Pakistan's Biological Safety Association has been reinvigorated with new powers in a drive to enhance biosafety regulations in the country.

Strong intellectual property rights do not always ease the transfer of climate technologies and may even hinder it, claims a study.

Pakistan to receive expertise from China, making fertiliser from human faeces, Maldives ministers dive to highlight climate change, and more.

A UN conference has made an urgent call for developed countries to transfer climate-friendly technologies to the developing world.

Japan and Nepal have announced that they will form a research partnership to study climate change related issues in the Himalayas.

A weather station network across South Asia is part of an India-led drive for locally produced climate change data.

The academy of sciences for the developing world unveiled ambitious funding hopes at its general meeting in South Africa.

Researchers say that a chemical-free arsenic decontamination method is proving successful in an Indian village.

The Indian government will now consult the public before deciding whether to agree with regulators and approve GM aubergine.

Researchers have found that brown rice inhibits the breakdown of sugar into glucose — good news for diabetics.

Scientists produce biofuel from water hyacinths, global climate models adjusted for local use, Bhutan to introduce Hib vaccine, and more.

Bangladeshi researchers say that the antibiotic tigecycline has potential use in combination with antimalarials such as artemisinin.

An affordable cholera vaccine candidate that meets WHO standards has shown to be safe and effective in clinical trials.