カテゴリー: Global development
Turmeric is synonymous with Sri Lankan cuisine and an import ban is helping boost production after the ravages of civil warIn Sri Lankan cuisine, a pinch of turmeric brings the gold colour to sodhi, the mildly spiced coconut soup eaten with the island’…
Operation to move 2,500 families begins despite safety concerns and lack of consent from refugeesBangladesh has begun moving Rohingya families from camps near the Myanmar border to a settlement on a remote island, despite concerns about its safety and …
Rising violence by militants raises fears for press freedom after US troops withdraw in MayThe Taliban have denied they are deliberately targeting journalists in attacks amid the surge in violence throughout Afghanistan.The US watchdog Sigar (Special I…
Stations switch to humble earthen kulhads in move to cut down on toxic waste and boost incomes of village pottersA small and humble relic from India’s past is about to stage a major comeback. At all 7,000 railway stations in the country, tea will be se…
The pandemic has spurred on robotics companies building machines to perform tasks in hospitals and other industriesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageStanding just 5ft tall, Mitra navigates around the hospital wards, guided by …
Home workers in Sindh province are celebrating new social security benefits, after being denied lockdown fundingShamim Bano has been an invisible worker for 40 years. Working 12-hour days from home as a “cropper” in the port city of Karachi, she cuts t…
Villagers once burned the toxic waste as fuel, but a pioneering couple’s radical education model uses it much more creativelyEvery morning, students in Assam’s Pamohi village go to school clutching a bag of plastic waste, in exchange for which they wil…
Stockpile sought for use in rebel-held territories, asylum camps and for others unlikely to receive vaccinations Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePublic health groups are lobbying countries to commit a portion of their Covid-…
A proposed island megacity off Karachi puts precious wetlands – and the millions of jobs that depend on them – at riskOn the island of Bundal, off Pakistan’s Arabian Sea coast, people gather in their thousands, as they have done for decades, to honour …
Afghan asylum seeker accused of endangering six-year-old’s life after family tried to reach Greek island of Samos from TurkeyThe father of a six-year-old who died trying to reach the Greek island of Samos from the Turkish coast has been charged by Gree…
How do you learn from home without a laptop? Teachers are getting creative, but the pandemic remains a vast challengeVemula Deena lives in one of the tin huts strung along a narrow lane in the heart of Vijayawada, the business capital of Andhra Pradesh…
The pandemic has pushed millions of urban poor into crisis – and left children struggling to help their families surviveSubhan Shaikh used to start the day with a cup of cinnamon-flavoured tea, brought to him by his mother, Sitara, before he got ready …
Vulnerable to cyclones, volcanoes and the impacts of climate change, the Pacific archipelago is using blockchain technology to provide aid money directly to families recovering from natural disastersThe most at-risk country on earth to natural disaster…
The Pakistani city’s railway is a hit with passengers, but critics say worker deaths and huge debt are too high a price to payIn a global pandemic, people across the world have avoided public transport systems where they can. But this week the Pakistan…