Asia Pacific Sep 10, 2021

'Tiger on my farm': Indian coal mining hub brings new dangers for villagers

With a dense population of 1.3 billion, India is vulnerable to human-animal conflict as people encroach on wildlife habitats.

Asia Pacific Jul 29, 2021

'No safety nets': Debts weigh on grieving Indian families

Tens of thousands of Indians are facing the triple burden of bereavement, joblessness and debt after a brutal second wave of COVID-19.

Asia Pacific Jun 17, 2021

Wealthy residents and workers jump vaccine queue in India's financial hub

India began vaccinating front-line workers and over 60s against COVID-19 in January but hit a hurdle in May when all adults became eligible for a jab, amid major supply shortages.

Asia Pacific | FOCUS May 14, 2021

Vaccine lottery: Indian states grapple with how to share COVID-19 jabs

India is a major producer of COVID-19 vaccines, but by Monday it had fully vaccinated only 34.8 million people — about 2.5% of the population, government data shows.

Asia Pacific May 12, 2021

As COVID-19 ravages India, one Mumbai slum succeeds in turning the tide

The pandemic crisis has forced both authorities and local people to rethink sanitation and public health issues.

World / Social Issues Apr 22, 2021

Indian maids count cost of COVID-19 in testing times

Some housing complexes have even put up camps to test staff for free before they enter the building, but many employers are insisting the maids pay for the tests from their own wages.

Asia Pacific Mar 24, 2021

In India's tea estates, next generation of pickers want land, not jobs

In the green, undulating hills of eastern India that supply the world with Darjeeling tea, revolution is brewing as a new generation dreams of life beyond the confines and hardship of plantation work. Rahul Kumar Jha, 27, is an aspiring writer. But for the last ...

Asia Pacific Oct 26, 2020

Hit by deluges and droughts, India's cities look to get climate-smart

Last year, the country experienced a longer-than-usual summer, the biggest monsoon rains in 25 years, a record number of cyclones and unusual cold waves.

Asia Pacific / Social Issues Jul 3, 2020

In India, child labor victims struggle to receive state compensation

Rescued victims of child labor in India rarely receive state compensation, new data shows, as campaigners warned a government drive to boost support for slavery survivors was falling short. In 2016, the Indian government set a target of rescuing 18 million workers from bondage by ...