Cover Story
Is Modi's plan to clean 'Mother Ganges' working?
Environmentalists say project is underfunded as pollution rises
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Environment
Environment
Plastic recycling attracts investment in Japan after China ban
No longer able to export as much waste, companies seek new solutions
Companies
Uniqlo explores plastic alternatives for shopping bags
Paper and biodegradable materials being studied for all 2,000 stores worldwide
International Relations
Southeast Asia 'smart cities' redesign roads and grids with Japan
Tokyo readies aid for ASEAN's 26 pilot regions, taking different approach from Beijing
International Relations
Japan to pull out of International Whaling Commission
Tokyo seeks to resume commercial catches against body's opposition
Asia Insight
Storm clouds loom for Asian companies unready for climate change
Increasingly severe flooding poses challenges from finance to farming
Commodities
Southeast Asian coal demand to grow at fastest rate in world
Energy-hungry Asia offsets slowing use in US and Europe, IEA says
Companies
Thai group eyes ASEAN solar plants after first 'green bond'
B. Grimm president looks for opportunities in Malaysia, Cambodia and Philippines
Companies
Toyota withdraws support for German anti-diesel group
Japanese car maker became target of political attacks over NGO financing
Cover Story
Why Japan finds coal hard to quit
Addiction to coal-fired power undermines Tokyo's green credentials
