- Delhi, Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars, Environment, Ethical and green living, India, Pollution, South and Central Asia, Travel and transport, Women, World news
Women with electric rickshaws combat Delhi’s toxic air – and its sexism
Break into male-dominated public-transport helps tackle city’s pollution crisis and safety concernsMonika Devi…
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‘The knowledge of our elders’: India’s living root bridges submitted to Unesco
Meghalaya state hopes for world heritage status for unique bridges, which can take decades to createIndia’s fa…
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Toxic fumes fill Delhi’s skies after vast landfill site catches fire
Blaze at 65-metre high ‘mountain of shame’ in Ghazipur still not completely put outParts of a fire that broke …
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Backlash in rural India over rubber penis in family planning kit
Maharashtra government criticised over prop for health workers to demonstrate how to put on a condomA rubber p…
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‘It’s a total disaster’: Omicron lays waste to India’s huge wedding season
Distraught couples face prospect of cutting guest lists from more than 600 people down to just 20 after corona…
- Amnesty International, Charities, Global development, India, Mother Teresa, Narendra Modi, Oxfam, South and Central Asia
Oxfam says its work in India is imperilled by ban on foreign funding
Government has banned Mother Teresa charity and many other NGOs from receiving donations from abroadOxfam Indi…
- Gender, Global development, India, Inequality, Law, Marriage, Poverty, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘Deeply rooted tradition’: one man’s long fight to end illegal dowries in India
After 15 years campaigning, Satya Naresh believes it’s time for government action to stop the custom that caus…
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India’s police stations are human rights threat, says chief justice
Nuthalapati Ramana issues extraordinary rebuke over ‘custodial torture and other police atrocities’In an extra…
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Judicial inquiry ordered into alleged rape of nine-year-old girl in Delhi
Local officials launch review as Indian government remains silent and protests continue into fourth dayA judge…
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‘They knew we weren’t giving oxygen’: a Delhi doctor’s week of horror
Dr Chahat Verma saw five patients die in a day as India’s Covid crisis overwhelms hospitalsCoronavirus – lates…
- Coronavirus, Global development, India, South and Central Asia, Vaccines and immunisation, World news
India carries out record 4.3m daily Covid jabs as cases continue to rise
Country reports 115,000 fresh infections in 24 hours, the highest single-day total anywhere in worldCoronaviru…
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Modi critic’s resignation from Indian university post prompts outcry
Pratap Bhanu Mehta has said his ties to Ashoka University ‘may be considered a political liability’One of Indi…
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Caste aside: hide names to curb Dalit job bias in India, study says
Concealing candidates’ surnames in the ultra-competitive civil service exam would help to overcome caste preju…
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Autism in India: how a pioneering jobs scheme is opening up opportunities
Company says adapting recruitment processes for neurodiverse groups disproportionately affected by unemploymen…
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‘Plunder down under’: India revels in cricket team’s shock victory at Gabba
Narendra Modi congratulates team’s ‘remarkable grit’ after India beats Australia in fourth Test to win seriesA…