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An eminent Indian scientist believes India can close the urban-rural divide with information technology, writes Daemon Fairless.

Leafy forests replanted by communities in Nepal are flying in the face of accepted conservation practice, reports T. V. Padma.

Dust storms in China have been increasing, but a project in Bayinhushu shows how to reduce them, reports Dennis Normile.

Bovine tuberculosis is no less dangerous to humans than common TB, but relatively little is known about it, reports Natasha Bolognesi.

Adaptation is now seen as an important aspect of climate change action and Africa's villages have much to teach us, reports Jim Giles.

A Brazilian farming method that is greener and boosts growth is reaching its small farmers and maybe the world, reports Bernardo Esteves.

Indonesia is countering its runaway avian flu problem by involving villagers as active participants in surveillance and response.

Maasai mapmakers are helping solve one of modern Africa's biggest conflicts — between humans and wild predators. Kimani Chege reports.

The dramatic scientific advances enjoyed by India's urban elite have passed the country's rural poor by, reports T. V. Padma.

Richard Stone reports from Cambodia and Laos on efforts to boost their capacity to face the threat of bird flu.

South-East Asia's 'forgotten' hotspot for bird flu, Cambodia, faces up to the problems of tackling the issue, reports Tim Clark.