投稿者: Amrit Dhillon in Delhi

Aids and HIVGlobal developmentHealthIndiaSex workSexual healthSocietySouth and Central AsiaTransgenderWorld news

Diesel, oil, condoms: transgender sex workers teach India’s truckers about Aids

On the road for weeks at a time, STDs are rife among lorry drivers. Now, volunteers are teaching them about safe sexAt a roadside booth, a volunteer pulls a condom over a wooden phallus. “Feel the packet first. If it feels dry, don’t use it, it’s past …

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FamilyGenderGlobal developmentIndiaLawLife and styleMarriageRape and sexual assaultSexual violenceSocietySouth and Central AsiaWomenWomen's rights and gender equalityWorld news

India’s supreme court to rule on new penal code permitting marital rape

Rights groups protesting at Modi government’s view that criminalising sexual assault violates ‘sanctity’ of marriageCampaigners angry that marital rape is not to be criminalised under India’s long-awaited new penal code have been promised a ruling on t…

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Open letter in India calls for withdrawal of go-ahead to prosecute Arundhati Roy

Over 200 signatories urge government to reverse decision enabling action against writer under anti-terrorism lawMore than 200 Indian academics, activists and journalists have published an open letter urging the Indian government to withdraw last week’s…

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Indian engineers warn of prolonged blackouts amid searing heatwave

Increasing use of fans, air coolers and air conditioners is placing ‘serious’ strain on grid in north of countryEngineers in India have warned of the possibility of prolonged power outages in the north, where a heatwave has brought misery for millions …

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Death and dyingDelhiGlobal developmentHinduismHomelessnessIndiaPovertyReligionSocial exclusionSocietySouth and Central AsiaVoluntary sectorWorld news

Last rites for Delhi’s forgotten: the woman who cremates strangers

Pooja Sharma has dedicated her life to providing a dignified end for thousands of unclaimed bodies lying in mortuaries in India, though she pays for it herself – and it ended her engagementOn an overcast, blustery day, with cars honking in the distance…

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India’s plan for untouched Nicobar isles will be ‘death sentence’ for isolated tribe

Exclusive: $9bn port, airport and military base on Great Nicobar Island will cause ‘genocide’ of isolated Shompen, academics warnAcademics from around the world have urged India to cancel a huge construction project on Great Nicobar Island, warning it …

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India unveils ‘flatpack’ field hospital with mini x-ray for use in disaster zones

The portable unit, comprising mini cubes of medical equipment, enables surgeons to be operating within an hour, designers claimIndia has designed and built a “flatpack” field hospital that can be flown to a disaster area by helicopter and assembled fas…

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