Acid violence: the faceless women you can't forget
Acid attack victim Sonali is living "half a life with half a face" and wants India's government to allow her to end her life
PHOTOBLOG-Sex workers rally in India after U.S. travel ban
Festival highlighted the daily discrimination and lack of freedoms faced by sex workers around the world
Disfigured victim's plea to die exposes India's acid violence
"For the last nine years, I am suffering ... living without hope, without future. If I don't have justice or my health, my only way out is to die," acid victim Sonali Mukherjee says
U.S. ban unites global sex workers at Indian festival
Sex workers hold summit in India after U.S. visa restrictions stop them from attending AIDS conference
Thirsty South Asia's river rifts threaten 'water wars'
Disputes over Himalayan rivers make South Asia a flashpoint as India's hydropower ambitions evoke a mixture of fear and loathing in Pakistan. But water woes are also rooted in wasteful and inefficient water management.
PHOTOBLOG -India's hydropower dams in Kashmir bring hope and fear
India's plans to build a series of hydroelectric dams in Kashmir are upping tensions with Pakistan, which fears the dams will disrupt the flow of waters affecting everything from its drinking water to agriculture
Indian man charged for padlocking wife's genitals - report
Husband was fearful his wife would be unfaithful to him
India advances, but many women still trapped in dark ages
Patriarchal mindsets and myriad abuses including foeticide and child marriage thwart progress
A cash injection will aid India's ailing health system
India's public spending on health as a percentage of its gross national product is among lowest in the world - media reports
Asian cities develop new indicators for 'climate resilience'
Ten cities aim to improve their urban planning to make them less vulnerable to the effects of climate change