Articles By Science and Development Network
Global Ranking Reveals Innovation Gap In Southeast Asia
A new report on global sustainable innovation and competitiveness raises concerns over the large gap that exists between various nations in the region.
Science’s Lone Voice In The Philippine Congress
In the upcoming elections, a political party representing science aims to retain its seat and continue to influence policy, reports Crispin Maslog.
China Plans Research Centers To Aid Developing World
The Chinese Academy of Sciences is planning a major new drive to extend science cooperation with developing countries.
India To Launch “Grand Challenges” In Biotechnology
India’s science and technology minister, S. Jaipal Reddy, has announced a new ‘grand challenges’ program with partners like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Scientists Back Roadmap To Rid World Of Polio By 2018
Around 400 scientists from 80 countries have come together to declare that polio could be wiped off the face of the Earth in five years.
BRICS Countries Agree To US$50 Billion Development Bank
The five BRICS countries have agreed to set up a bank that will fund development and infrastructure projects in developing countries.
Mekong Region Facing Six Degree-Warming, Climate Extremes
Temperatures in South-East Asia’s Lower Mekong Basin are set to rise by up to three times the global average temperature increase, according to a USAID-funded study.
Urine Mixed With Compost Makes A Superior Fertilizer, Study Says
Urine mixed with compost makes a superior fertilizer, according to the results of a study carried out in a farmer’s field outside Nepal’s capital city.
Study’s Asian Dengue Estimates Are Too Low, Says Expert
An expert says that fresh estimates of the number of cases of dengue fever in South-East Asia and one country in South Asia are too low.
Ocean Temperatures Give Early Warning Of Indian Malaria
Researchers have developed a model that allows malaria epidemics in arid northwest India to be predicted four months in advance.
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