Chilime Hydropower Rescue

Chilime Hydropower Rescue Intensifies as Excavator Comes Within 15–20 Metres of Site

Rescue efforts at the Chilime Hydropower Project continued on Friday, with an excavator now only about 15–20 metres away from the suspected site where workers may be trapped. Rescue operations are underway at the 22-megawatt Chilime Hydropower Project amid concerns...
Bhotekoshi Floods

Nepal Plans Climate-Resilient Reconstruction After Bhotekoshi Floods, Calls for Integrated Hydropower and Infrastructure Development

The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation and the National Planning Commission held extensive discussions on post-disaster recovery, integrated development, and making hydropower projects and infrastructure climate-resilient. A high-level meeting was held at the Ministry of Energy on Thursday...
Exams

How Subjective Viva Evaluations Could Undermine Meritocracy in South Asian Higher Education

Dr. Anil Singh The ongoing debate surrounding bias, institutional gatekeeping, and evaluation methodologies in premier Indian higher education institutions—most visibly at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and specifically within its School of Arts and Aesthetics (SAA)—highlights structural flaws in higher education...
Indian space startup Skyroot Aerospace launches its Vikram-1 rocket

India’ Space Industry Enters New Era as Startups Chase Capital, Customers and Global Ambitions

When Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 lifted off on July 18, it marked a defining moment for India’s rapidly expanding commercial space industry, demonstrating that privately built rockets can now play a role in the country’s orbital ambitions. The launch placed India...
INDIA PROTESTS

India police clash with protesters over jobs and exam transparency

Indian students and unemployed youth clashed with police on Tuesday (Aug 25) as they marched towards the residence of the chief minister of the eastern state of Bihar, demanding access to jobs and transparency in recruitment exams. Police in Bihar,...
Straits of Malacca and Singapore.

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore strengthen cooperation to protect vital Malacca and Singapore Straits amid growing global maritime security risks

Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore have reaffirmed their commitment to keeping the Straits of Malacca and Singapore free, open and safe for international shipping, underscoring the importance of international law and regional cooperation as maritime disruptions and geopolitical tensions continue to...
Kangba TV

Kangba TV Officially Launches on Nepal’s Net TV, Broadening New Channels for Nepal-China Cultural Exchange

Kangba TV is set to officially begin broadcasting on Net TV, a mainstream media platform in Nepal, marking a new and significant broadcast outlet for the channel in the country, following its existing presence on Himalaya TV. As a professional...
Shahed Drones

Iran’s Cheap Drones Challenge Gulf Air Defence Strategy, Expensive Interceptors Risk Rapid Ammunition Depletion During Prolonged Conflict

The Arabian Peninsula’s air-defence architecture is confronting a problem that cannot be solved by simply adding more sophisticated missiles: the widening economic gap between inexpensive Iranian drones and the multimillion-dollar interceptors used to destroy them. The challenge has become increasingly...
PL-17

Is China’s Hypersonic Air-to-Air Missiles Against US AWACS, Tankers and Command Aircraft Across Indo-Pacific?

China has reportedly developed a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) capable of releasing an air-to-air weapon during flight, a potentially significant development that could allow the People’s Liberation Army to threaten high-value American and allied aircraft from extreme distances. If the...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Operation Economic Outcast: Will US Secondary Sanctions Force China and Other Major Iran Trade Partners to Sever Economic Ties With Tehran?

The United States is escalating its economic campaign against Iran, threatening countries, banks, shipping companies and other entities that continue to maintain commercial ties with Tehran as Washington seeks to cut off the Iranian regime’s remaining financial lifelines. The campaign,...
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