Science and Development Network

Many poorer countries are producing fewer innovations than they did in the 1990s, study says.

Climate change has caused Sri Lanka’s rice outputs to fall to their lowest levels since 2010, according to FAO estimates.

Malaysia will officially adopt HbA1C as a diabetes diagnostic tool in late 2015 as a supplement to the existing blood glucose test.

Transport and building energy costs are the two greatest contributors to India's greenhouse gas emissions, study says.

The loss of Asia's biodiversity could also mean the loss of future drugs, with natural products the source of more than a third of the drugs available on the market.

The Indian satellite navigation system will serve aviation, positioning, navigation and timing needs in South Asia.

Pakistan should follow the world in preferring solar and wind over nuclear power, writes Pervez Hoodbhoy.

Per capita water availability in South Asia has been dropping and could deepen the ongoing water crisis.

Participants called for greater attention to be paid to insuring disaster risks and the role that scientific data could play in risk estimation.