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Which ore mining emits the most greenhouse gases?

A drone view shows a farmer collecting crystallised salt from a pond floor during harvest in Pengarengan village, Cirebon, West Java province, Indonesia, July 31, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

Indonesia’s salt fields bloom under drought from El Niño’s baking heat

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Rain-hit coastal salt fields strain supply chain ahead of Eid-ul-Adha

Public awareness seminar marking World Salt Awareness Week 2026 held on 13 May 2026. Photo: Courtesy

24,000 die annually in Bangladesh due to high-sodium foods: Experts

A farmer tends an Artemia cultivation pond at the trial site in Cox’s Bazar’s Battola, where integrated Artemia–salt farming is being tested. The fieldwork supports a new method developed by Chittagong University researchers to enable dual production on the same land. Photo: TBS

Bangladesh develops first integrated method to farm Artemia, salt on same land

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Is a low-salt diet as unhealthy as having too much?

Salt producers in Maheshkhali, Cox’s Bazar, stage a protest rally on 13 October 2025. Photo: TBS

Salt producers protest govt's nod to imports, demand fair prices for local produce

Excess salt in processed foods fuelling rise in non-communicable diseases: Experts

Excess salt in processed foods fuelling rise in non-communicable diseases: Experts

Ctg man’s pink salt venture paves new business path

Ctg man’s pink salt venture paves new business path

Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan speaks to journalists after visiting a salt field and proposed site for the Salt Research Institute in Cox’s Bazar’s Chowfaldandi union on 17 January 2025. Photo: TBS

Govt to set up 'Salt Board' to ensure fair prices to farmers

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Which countries produced the most salt in 2023?

Salt industry thrives in heatwave

Salt industry thrives in heatwave

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Excessive salt intake causes heart disease, high blood pressure: experts