Jun 17, 2013
Government officials said at least 23 people have died and about 50 are missing after three days of torrential rain washed away buildings and roads in northern India. Read Article At least 23 killed in Indian monsoon floods
Jun 17, 2013
Singapore's defiance of conventional wisdom that growth is accompanied by deterioration in the environment extends past the economic justification. Read Article Sustainability lessons to be learnt from Singapore's economic rise
Jun 16, 2013
Municipal-run kitchens provide subsidised meals to the poor that are an appetising alternative to the abysmal quality and rampant corruption that plagues India's vast subsidised food distribution system. Suryatapa Bhattacharya reports from New Delhi Read Article India's 'Amma canteens' help battle rising food prices
Jun 16, 2013
India Dispatch: Despite India's efforts to curb the appetite for gold, the country is the world¿s biggest consumer of the precious metal, which is woven into people¿s religious and cultural lives and is used as a hedge against inflation. Imports are set for a record. Read Article Gold imports to India set for record
Jun 16, 2013
India Dispatch: Why does India go mad for gold? Analysts say consumers invest in the metal as a hedge against inflation and it has a huge social, economical and sentimental significance. Read Article Gold is a symbol of wealth and prosperity in India
Jun 15, 2013
A group of villagers in eastern India killed an elderly woman and her daughter-in-law after accusing the pair of practising witchcraft, police have said. Read Article India villagers kill two women accused of 'witchcraft'
Jun 14, 2013
While state governments acknowledge the need to combat terrorism, they oppose the creation of a new centralised anti-terrorism agency, which they say threatens to encroach upon their power. Read Article India’s government faces backlash over anti-terror agency
Jun 14, 2013
Faced with a rising tide of newcomers, the state of Goa is seeking to restrict the sale of land to outsiders who flock to its coastal belt to set up retirement and holiday homes. Read Article Goa seeks to restrict land sales to outsiders
Jun 13, 2013
Dozens of suspected Maoist rebels fired at a passenger train passing through their stronghold in eastern India yesterday, killing three people and injuring two others, police said. Read Article Three killed in Indian Maoist train attack
Jun 13, 2013
India's government is considering calling a special session of parliament to pass a populist but hugely expensive bill to provide subsidised food to millions of people. Read Article India mulls calling special parliament session on food bill
