Indian minister 'shocked' CO2 emissions cuts seen as U.N. goal
Report that includes emissions reductions as a development target is "sending the wrong signal," former environment minister says
S.Asia doing worst on UN development goals - ADB official
South Asian nations are making the least progress in the Asia-Pacific region on meeting MDGs, an Asian Development Bank official says
INTERVIEW - Shocking numbers of S. Asian children go to bed hungry
"It isn't right, in this day and age, for children to be going to bed hungry. It doesn't have to be that way," says Save the Children head
Global activists against child marriage garner support in S.Asia
Worldwide, around 10 million girls under the age of 18 are married every year
Equal rights for women would boost India's rise - Tutu
"I think India is poised to become a very significant player, but that role would be greatly enhanced when women are given their proper place"
Debt traps former Afghan refugees in poor work conditions-ILO
Much of the work shaping bricks is done while crouching in the sun and dust for which labourers are paid by a system of advances
India marital law reform would view women as equals - report
The "Right to Marital Property Act", is needed to recognise a woman as an equal partner with her husband, a government panel says
Almost half of Indian youth have paid a bribe - report
According to a survey, 80 percent of young Indians polled feel that the impact of corruption is making the political system inefficient
Indian engineer develops online map to show horrors of gender abuse
Map inspired by Thomson Reuters Foundation poll that rated India as fourth most dangerous place for women in the world
Cyclone-hit Indians will take "years" to rebuild livelihoods
End-December storm in India's Tamil Nadu state disrupted the lives of more than one million people, flattening homes and destroying crops