Prawns net profit for flood-hit Bangladesh rice farmers
Micro-finance is helping farmers start prawn production in paddies that would otherwise be unusable for half the year due to floods
Disasters needn't end in vast human, econ losses -World Bank
By 2050 more than 1.5 billion people worldwide will be at risk from natural disasters such as earthquakes, cyclones or floods
A 10 US cent bribe lands Indian woman with two-year jail sentence -paper
India is the world's ninth most corrupt country, according to anti-graft watchdog
Dowry murders in India result in few convictions
Official figures show there were 8,391 cases of dowry-related deaths in India in 2010 compared to 8,383 the previous year
India's income inequality has doubled in 20 years - report
India is one of the worst performers among emerging economies in terms of salary disparities
U.S. looks to India for lessons in legal aid ? report
Senior U.S. legal official impressed with India's mobile justice system
United States is biggest donor to India's charities ? report
Germany takes second spot and Britain third in league of biggest donors to charities
Indian govt mulls free-medicines-for-all scheme ? report
Autonomous medical supplies body would get essential generic medicines to patients at public hospitals and clinics -report
New Delhi seeks to boost disaster awareness ?report
The city has seen rapid, unregulated construction of buildings that are mostly not built to seismically safe standards
India wants "Marshall Plan" to help rebuild Afghanistan -report
In German city of Bonn more than 80 countries attend conference on the future of Afghanistan