2022-06-01 India’s Mosque Dispute
In the city of Varanasi, India, Muslims and Hindus have shared a place of prayer for almost three hundred years which is separated by only a wall. On one side,…
2021-01-15 Some Experts Express Concern over Vaccine Approval Process in India
Several groups representing scientists and doctors have expressed concerns over India’s vaccine approval process. The concerns come after India approved a vaccine by Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech. The vaccine was…
2020-12-17 India’s Struggle with Pandemic Could Cost Air Quality Goals
India’s continued struggles with the coronavirus pandemic are threatening the country’s goals to reduce severe air pollution. Restrictions related to the pandemic have made it difficult to carry out emergency…
2020-12-15 India Gets Ready to Produce Vaccines
India is the world’s biggest vaccine maker, and it is getting ready for the worldwide effort to contain the coronavirus crisis. India manufactures more than 60 percent of all vaccines…
2020-11-25 Son, Father Farm to Feed Neighbors During Lockdown in India
The garden that Sijo Zachariah and his father planted was a way to make sure their family had food to eat during the coronavirus pandemic. But the garden became much…
2020-09-19 Is India Undercounting Its COVID-19 Dead?
Narayan Mitra died on July 16 in India’s northeastern Assam state. His death came one day after going to the hospital with a high temperature and breathing difficulties. Test results…
2020-05-07 High-Speed Internet Ban Keeps Kashmir in Dark, Journalists Say
High-speed internet service is helping people to guard against COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Many people have come to depend on high-speed internet to work from home,…
2020-02-29 Study: New Delhi Is Again World’s Most Polluted Capital
New Delhi was the most polluted capital city last year, just like it was in 2018. That finding comes IQ AirVisual, a Swiss-based group that studies air-quality measurements from around…
2020-02-19 Six Months Later, India Continues to Restrict Internet in Kashmir
Six months ago, the Indian government canceled Kashmir’s constitutional right to limited self-rule. Indian officials also began enforcing a ban on communications in Kashmir. Late last week, the government described…
2019-11-04 India’s Capital Restricts Car Use to Improve Air Quality
Indian officials have banned half of all private vehicles from operating in the capital, New Delhi, because of poor air quality. An order announced Monday creates a system based on…
2019-10-30 US City Teams with Jaipur, India, to Celebrate Literature
India’s artistic and intellectual elite gathered in the U.S. city of Boulder, Colorado last month to celebrate some of the literary world’s most gifted writers. The Jaipur Literature Festival was…
2016-02-23 New Delhi Tries to Restore Water After Protests
Engineers are working to restore water supplies in New Delhi. Water was cut off to large portions of the Indian capital over the weekend. Protestors damaged a canal that supplies…
2016-02-12 Work Soothes Pain of Acid Attacks In India
A café in India is hiring women who once stayed in hiding after being attacked with acid. One woman, Dolly Kumari, says she stayed inside for two years after a…
2016-02-11 Did a Meteorite Kill a Man in India?
It sounds like the opening act of a science fiction film. Indian officials say they believe a meteorite killed a man on Sunday in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.…
2016-02-09 Airplane Concert in India Lands Crew in Trouble
Five crew members for a chartered flight in India are suspended after permitting a Bollywood star to sing to the passengers. The Jet Airways crew let singer Sonu Nigam use…