AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoWater & Industry: Kurita and Membrane Group launched Kurita Membrane India Pvt. Ltd. to expand water-treatment solutions for India’s semiconductor boom. Energy Finance: Schneider Electric and Swiss-Asia Financial Services are backing a new blended finance fund (SEEAA Fund II) to close early-stage clean energy gaps across South and Southeast Asia. Climate Risk & Food Prices: El Niño is expected to intensify into a “Godzilla” event, raising the odds of food inflation across ASEAN as rainfall drops and fertiliser costs stay high. Biodiversity & Farming: India’s wild rice genetic resources conservation project in Assam hit a major milestone, with a Borjuli site notified as a Biodiversity Heritage Site. Nature Under Pressure: India’s Congress is again attacking the Great Nicobar project as an “environmental disaster,” while monsoon warnings from IMD highlight worsening heavy-rain impacts. Ocean & Fishing: Greenpeace condemned a high seas permit for Tasman Sea bottom trawlers. Tech for Water: Chinese researchers unveiled solar-powered desalination that can run without electricity for up to a year, using sunlight-driven heat to produce freshwater. Wildlife Safety: Japan reported bear-spray accidents in a post office as bear-human encounters continue to rise.
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