- Delhi, Global development, Global health, Hospitals, India, Narendra Modi, Poverty, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Free medical cover has revolutionised healthcare in India. So why is it ailing?
Modi’s Ayushman Bharat scheme put hospital treatment within reach of tens of millions of Indians for the first…
- Aids and HIV, Global development, Health, India, Sex work, Sexual health, Society, South and Central Asia, Transgender, World 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 sa…
- Global development, India, Sexual violence, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Indian women march to ‘reclaim the night’ after doctor’s rape and murder
Protests reflect anger at 31-year-old’s killing, as well as a failure to address the daily struggles faced by …
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Priyanka Gandhi: Congress party pins hopes on charismatic member of India’s political dynasty
Sister of the Congress party leader, Rahul Gandhi, is stepping out of the wings to play a bigger role on India…
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Doctors strike in India after rape and murder of trainee medic at hospital
Call for better safety measures as ‘civic volunteer’ arrested after attack on female trainee doctor in Kolkata…
- Family, Gender, Global development, India, Law, Life and style, Marriage, Rape and sexual assault, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World 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 ma…
- Arundhati Roy, Books, Civil liberties - international, Culture, Freedom of speech, India, Law, Narendra Modi, South and Central Asia, World news
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 l…
- Access to energy, Business, Climate crisis, Energy, Energy industry, Environment, Extreme heat, Global development, India, South and Central Asia, World news
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 count…
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‘Why are you asleep?’ Rahul Gandhi pleads with India’s low castes to vote out Modi
On his 4,000-mile march across the country, congressman tells voters to wake up to the vast gulf between them …
- Artificial intelligence (AI), Google, India, Narendra Modi, South and Central Asia, Technology, World news
India confronts Google over Gemini AI tool’s ‘fascist Modi’ responses
Junior minister accuses tech firm of violating country’s IT laws with ‘downright malicious’ answersA response …
- Death and dying, Delhi, Global development, Hinduism, Homelessness, India, Poverty, Religion, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, Voluntary sector, World 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 mo…
- Business, Conservation, Conservation and indigenous people, Deforestation, Environment, Global development, Human rights, India, Indigenous peoples, Shipping industry, South and Central Asia, Trees and forests, World news
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 Shom…
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Elephant calf separated from herd in India is reunited with mother
Photograph taken at wildlife reserve shows baby nestled with his mother after his return A baby elephant who w…
- Global development, Global health, Hospitals, Humanitarian response, India, Natural disasters, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
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…
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Attempt to free Indian workers trapped in tunnel hits fresh delay
Drilling machine stalls metres away from where men have been trapped for 13 days since roof collapseHopes are …