Asia
Indians rush frantically to launder their black money
MUMBAI, India — Indians’ ingenuity is being mightily tested as they rush to save their “black money,” stashes of hundreds of thousands, even millions, of rupees they have accumulated without paying taxes. "...
How Narenda Modi of India plans to wipe out black market money
In one of the most audacious experiments in India’s modern history, Prime Minister ...
Lower caste Indian singer embraces centuries-old slur. Caste pride is driving her success.
JALANDHAR, India — For centuries in India, the hateful slur was hurled at the lower caste community of leather tanners, regarded as “untouchables.” Now the younger generation in the community is embracing the word: “chamar.” See full story at ...
Why water war has broken out in India’s Silicon Valley
Violence has broken out in India's technology hub Bangalore in Karnataka state over a long-running dispute about water. Protesters are angry at a Supreme Court ruling ordering Karnataka to share water from the Cauvery river with neighboring Tamil Nadu....
Bangladeshi farmers drown in debt as floods destroy crops
Months of flooding have wiped out entire villages and crops in Bangladesh, pushing farmers deeper into a cycle of debt that they can’t escape without more government help. About 4.2 million people have been affected by flooding in at least 19 districts since July, according to the government and a...
Drought migrants flee to India’s cities
After fleeing drought in Andhra Pradesh State, Manikamma’s tiny shack in India’s capital, New Delhi, is now periodically swamped with fetid water when heavy rains flood the shantytown she now calls home....
Investing to nourish India’s cities
More than 400 million people live in India’s cities—more than the entire population of the United States. Increasing urban employment and rising incomes portend significant growth for India’s $360 billion food market. But the food system in India must transform to feed its growing cities, say...
Asia-Pacific region aims at hunger-free goal
Poor countries in the region including Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, and Cambodia have some of the highest levels of food insecurity in the world....
Why land means hope for India’s vulnerable single women
When her husband died seven years ago, leaving her to fend for herself, 37-year-old Kuni Majhi survived hunger, illness, drunk men hammering at the flimsy tin door of her thatched hut - and very nearly lost all hope. Recently however, Majhi was offered a chance of a secure future - in the form of ...
Hunger, child marriage, prostitution – India drought hurts women, low-caste Dalits more
India's worst drought in decades is hurting women and lower-caste Dalits disproportionately, with impacts ranging from malnutrition to early marriage to prostitution, activists say. The government estimates the drought has affected more than 330 million people - almost a quarter of India's populatio...
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