FEATURE-Captured by cotton: Girls duped into "bonded labour" in India's textile mills
"I tell all the women I meet not to go and work in the mills. I know what the agents promise and what is real."
INTERVIEW-India, top steriliser of women, needs new contraceptive ideas
Eighty-five percent of India's family planning budget is used to promote and conduct sterilisations on women - head of charity
Indian regulator fines 530 companies for delay in appointing women directors
The Securities and Exchange Board of India last year imposed a quota of at least one female director on the board of every listed firm
Indian police raid home of leading rights activist and Modi critic
An official said a team had conducted early morning searches at Teesta Setalvad's home
Progress for women and children in India health survey may offer global lessons
Large survey of more than 100,000 households shows number of stunted children below 5 dropped to 39 percent in 2013/14 against 48 percent in 2005/6
UN says Nepal's customs and taxation are delaying aid to quake survivors
Aid workers say they are facing a race against time to get basic items and dry food rations to survivors as annual monsoon season gets underway
With funds and people power, charities globally face government crackdown
Over 60 countries have sought to curb ability of non-profit groups to receive or use overseas funds in last three years
New UN development goals will drive nations "nuts"-Indian economist
World leaders due to adopt set of 17 new development objectives in September to replace eight expiring goals
INTERVIEW-Nobel laureates urge donors to boost education funds ahead of global meet
According to the United Nations, 58 million children remain out of school and 781 million adults are illiterate
Greenpeace India admits failures after staff claims of rape, sexual harassment
Greenpeace India says it has accepted the resignations of two male staff