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Musical vans, school oaths and civic pride: how an Indian city beat the litter
Indore in Madhya Pradesh was once dotted with fetid waste dumps but after a huge campaign is now virtually spo…
- Femicide, Global development, India, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Violence against women and girls, World news
Murdered Indian doctor’s father speaks out: ‘All I can do now is get her justice’
The rape-murder of a trainee doctor in a Kolkata hospital has caused outrage across India. Here, her father re…
- Food poverty, Global development, Hospitals, India, Poverty, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Caste out: how Kerala’s food parcel scheme tackles poverty and prejudice
In India’s most progressive state, food for hospital patients and visitors feeds the hungry and helps create a…
- Employment, Global development, Homelessness, India, Poverty, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
‘I feel more secure’: how a holistic approach helps India’s beggars build a better life
In Rajasthan a project developing self-esteem and skills is getting people off the streets and into workPandit…
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Goa party leader hopes to swing the siesta vote
The Forward Party’s Vijai Sardesai says he will make a one-hour power nap mandatory if he becomes chief minist…
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Goa party leader hopes to swing the siesta vote
The Forward Party’s Vijai Sardesai says he will make a one-hour power nap mandatory if he becomes chief minist…
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India’s tea workers strike as government fails to deliver wage increase
Unions warn of further action over non-payment of rise agreed in 2018, as hundreds of Assam tea estates closeO…
- Environment, Flooding, Global development, India, Mumbai, Natural disasters and extreme weather, South and Central Asia, World news
Monsoon rains driven by high winds bring flooding misery to Mumbai
India’s commercial capital grinds to a halt after heaviest August rainfall in 47 years causes widespread flood…
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India resumes domestic flights amid confusion over Covid-19 rules
Individual states apply varying coronavirus restrictions – from 14-day quarantine to case-by-case assessment o…