Tag: India

Police in India’s most populous state are dealing with a surge in property disputes, as millions of migrant workers flee to their villages after losing…

India is likely to receive above average monsoon rainfall for the second straight year in 2020, the state-run weather office said on Monday, raising hopes…

As India’s health system grapples with the coronavirus, doctors are increasingly going online to consult with patients suffering less critical or chronic diseases, while the…

The Vegetables Growers Association of India estimates that 30% of ready-to-harvest crops have been left to rot during the lockdown. That’s compared to around 5…

Huge swarms of desert locusts are destroying crops across western and central India, prompting authorities Tuesday to step up their response to the country’s worst…

The UN chief António Guterres commended the governments and people of India and Bangladesh on Saturday, for their life-saving efforts ahead of devastating Cyclone Amphan,…

India and Bangladesh are evacuating millions of people from coastal areas ahead of a super cyclone which is approaching from the Bay of Bengal. Cyclone…

With little access to air conditioners or parks during the coronavirus lockdown, India’s poor – from farmers to slum-dwellers – could face deadly threats from…

An Indian state on Wednesday halted trains taking stranded migrant labourers home so that work on construction sites could restart, a move widely condemned as…

India has ordered all public and private sector employees use a government-backed contact tracing app and maintain social distancing in offices as it begins easing…