The two countries have been ramping up political and security ties to counter China
Reversing decades-long rural-to-urban migration pattern, the drive is on to revive farm sector with protected cultivation
For decades, India has seen a one-way migration from the countryside into towns for jobs as farmers battle water shortages, degraded soils, low crop prices and the effects of climate change. But reversing the tide, some people are returning to family farms hoping to introduce modern techniques to address these challenges and boost agricultural incomes. Anjana Pasricha met some of the new age farmers at a center run in collaboration with the Indian and Israeli governments.
Experts say a construction boom blocked traditional drainage systems and excessive quarrying in mountains disturbed their ecology
Rescue and relief operation stepped up as many still stranded
Rakbar Khan was killed as he walked home with two cows
The death in India of a 28-year-old Muslim man after he purchased two cows is the latest attack blamed on cow vigilantes. Such deadly incidents have surged since the rise to power of the Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, emboldened fringe Hindu groups. Anjana Pasricha traveled to the victim’s small Muslim-dominated village in Haryana state to find growing anger and anxiety about how such attacks will impact their traditional occupation – dairy farming.
India’s first disabled dance troupe to perform a lively, foot stomping folk dance popular in the northern state of Punjab is enthralling audiences around the country with their energetic performances. Over the years, the troupe, called Rising Star, has grown from four to 14 members and many are now in their forties and fifties. As Anjana Pasricha reports, their enthusiasm remains undimmed.
Some alumni and students from India’s elite engineering institutes has thrown its weight behind a battle to overturn the law that criminalizes homosexuality
As Tibetan exiles in India mark the 60th year since Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama fled his homeland, they are facing a stalemate in their six-decade-long struggle for more autonomy for Tibet. Anjana Pasricha reports, as they look at the road ahead for their cause, their concerns include an aging Dalai Lama.
India is grappling with rising Incidents of vigilantism
The game of basketball is finding fans in an unlikely place — among young Tibetan Buddhist monks in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, where many monasteries are nestled along verdant Himalayan slopes. Anjana Pasricha reports, several monasteries have changed centuries old traditions and allowed monks to play sports.
Measure to raise awareness about fake messages, following warning by government that it needs to take immediate action to curb spread of false information
Horrific crime sent shockwaves through nation and turned the spotlight on violence against women
India's government had demanded “immediate action” to contain the spread of false content that has triggered deadly mob violence
Fear to be driven out of business
Dwindling numbers causing concern among Tibetan exile community in India
Ban in Maharashtra state has won accolades from those who have warned that plastic littering India’s cities and countryside and choking its rivers has become serious environmental and health hazard
The tariffs will target 29 products, including agricultural goods such as almonds and apples
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