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Vineyards of hope amid drought
June 14, 2019
Despite the drought gripping this region of India, one village in Marathwada has flourished by growing grapes using innovative water saving methods
Surviving India’s drought: ‘People have stopped expecting a decent life’
June 13, 2019
In Maharashtra – the epicentre of the drought gripping the country – farmers abandon dying crops and people struggle to find enough water to survive
Retreat of Kashmir’s glacier hits local communities
June 11, 2019
Over a decade of data shows the rapid disappearance of Kashmir’s most important glacier in the western Himalayas, leaving communities downstream without water for their crops
India eyes regional ambitions through energy trade

Belt and Road
June 10, 2019
Energy trade through India’s northeast to its neighbouring countries – Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar – could be an important route to connectivity in the region, and a boost for renewable energy
China’s polluted land sold off
June 06, 2019
Inadequate soil checks by local governments are allowing contaminated land to hit the market, risking public health, reports Wang Chen
Toxic smog: the new normal in South Asia
June 05, 2019
On World Environment Day, people from cities across South Asia speak about living with the smog as air pollution becomes the new normal