Construction boom that followed a lull during COVID-19 pandemic and changing weather patterns are being blamed for Mumbai’s smog
In India’s financial capital, Mumbai, plans to revamp one of the world’s largest slums into a modern city hub has raised concerns about how the redevelopment will impact the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people. Anjana Pasricha has the story. VOA footage by P. Pallavi.
Dharavi, one of the world’s largest slums, is also home to thousands of informal businesses that produce goods worth an estimated one billion dollars
Ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas has underlined challenges facing ambitious initiative to build new trade route from India through Middle East to Europe, according to analysts
Entrenched Cultural Norms, an Unemployment Crisis and lack of Skills are Holding Women Back
The judges said gay couples have a right to live together and must be protected from discrimination
However, allocation in lower house of Parliament, state legislative assemblies will not take effect for several years
As diplomatic row between two countries intensifies, each expel a senior diplomat
In Indian cities, most electric vehicles seen on the roads are not cars, but three- and two-wheel vehicles that deliver goods and ferry passengers. The growth in these vehicles in New Delhi and surrounding towns could contribute to cleaning up the air in one of the world’s most polluted cities.
The switch to electric is important in New Delhi and surrounding towns where vehicles contribute almost half the emissions that dirty the air
Analysts said political compulsions and cultural reasons have prompted the sudden switch by Modi’s government to using ‘Bharat’
After demolition drives in recent months bulldozed shanties, activists say it is an attempt to project a sanitized version of the city
Poll finds more than two in five people said they had struggled to afford food at times.
Effort marks another milestone in India’s space program after landing on the moon’s unexplored south pole
A recent study points to one cause – shifting weather patterns that are bringing more rain instead of snow to mountainous regions in the northern hemisphere.
A study published in the journal Nature in June says that rising temperatures are bringing more intense rain and less snow to mountain regions in northern hemisphere
On Wednesday, India became the first country to put an unmanned lander and robotic probe on the moon’s south pole. Experts say the mission marks a major milestone in the country’s efforts to emerge on the front lines of space exploration. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi.
It was India's second attempt to reach the moon’s south pole -- four years ago, India’s lander crashed during final approach
It is India’s second attempt to reach the moon’s south pole -- four years ago, India’s lander crashed during final approach
Some displays show the bonds among ordinary people in both countries despite their decades-long political rivalry
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