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Heating Homes With Human Waste Is Saving Lives And Tigers In Nepal

One man's waste can quite literally be another's gold. Biogas is a clean, odorless, and life-changing source of energy that saves women from spending all day looking for firewood, and thus saves the forests that are home to tigers.READ»

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How the WWF Translocated a Wounded Wild Tiger in Nepal

President and CEO of WWFUS, Carter Roberts takes us along for a close encounter with a rare Bengal Tiger.READ»

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Royal Bengal Tigers Get GPS Treatment, New Plans to Save the Endangered Species

Poachers beware--the World Wildlife Fund is armed with GPS tracking devices and far-reaching plans to help tigers re-produce.READ»

Dalai Lama WikiLeak: Climate Change More Important Than Independence Now

In a WikiLeaked document, conversations between the Dalai Lama and the U.S. Ambassador to India indicate that the environment is to take precedence over independence, signaling a massive policy change for China and the region.READ»

Karaoke! Espionage! Haute Cuisine!: Adventures in the North Korean Government's Restaurant Chain

Dishes are approved by the Dear Leader but guaranteed not to make you Il. By expanding into Dubai and Amsterdam, the NK government's eateries are providing an alternative to arms sales in raising foreign capital. Food not bombs, indeed!READ»

2011 TED Fellow Battles Wartime Censorship in Sri Lanka With Community-Based Website

Sanjana Hattotuwa is the founder of Groundviews, one of the region's most outspoken publications.READ»

Rice Husks Provide Alternative to Chinese Coal in Cambodia

As Cambodia's electricity demands expand and foreign interests intervene, the country is slowly building up its native power-generating capacity.READ»

Asian Development Bank Sinks $250 Million Into Microfinance Risk Program

But is the new fund just another rescue package?READ»

Nepal's First Openly Gay Travel Company Launches on Religious Holiday

Computer Scientist turned gay activist turned Parliamentarian, Sunil Pant, is the founder of Pink Mountain Travels and Tours. He's spearheading the effort to make Nepal a gay-friendly tourist destination, and he's pressuring the conservative Hindu nation to legalize gay marriage. READ»

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Huffington Post Among Nepal's Banned Websites, Connection to Haiti Cholera Outbreak Possible

One of the banned sites--the Huffington Post--reported yesterday that the source of Haiti's cholera outbreak could be from a Nepalese peacekeeping base.READ»

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United States Agency for International Development Launches Department of Innovation

The introduction of the DIV marks a new turn for USAID and the global aid industry.READ»

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Tasmania Welcomes Married Gays, Not Gay Marriage

The Australian state recognizes same sex marriages made outside the country, which sounds too formulaic to not be an immigration incentive to boost population and woo a free-spending demographic.READ»

RHINOS   |  Comment

Rhinos Mate, Zoos Innovate

Inside one zoo's quest to make two members of an endangered species fall in love -- by building a "honeymoon suite."READ»

NEPAL   |  Comment

Nepal's First Openly Gay Member of Parliament Doesn't Stop Innovating

From TV shows to new NGOs, Nepal's Sunil Pant teaches a lesson or two on innovating in restrictive environments.READ»

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My Nepal My Pride

Nepal is a place of heaven on earth.This place is really very beautiful and people whi have visited this country know's the natural beauty of this place.There are many festivals and cultures here in Nepal.The songs of Nepal are really ...READ»

Nepalese Teen Swaps Silicon for Human Hair in $38 Solar Panel

Kids these days--they just keep inventing new technologies to secure our energy future. The latest comes from Milan Karki, an 18-year-old resident of a rural village in Nepal. Karki has purportedly devised a way to dramatically ...READ»