Jun 12 Watch 6:29 Cervical cancer is most deadly in India. This program is trying to change that. By PBS News Hour Cervical cancer afflicts a half million women across the world every year, but it's most deadly in India. For many Indian women, seeing a doctor is the last resort and an unaffordable luxury. A pilot program aims to change that… Continue watching
May 13 To reduce stigma, metro in Kerala, India hires transgender workers By Kamala Kelkar One of southern India’s most popular tourist spots set an international precedent this week by giving 23 jobs on its new metro system to transgender people. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 3:06 News Wrap: Trump signs executive orders on cybersecurity, voter fraud By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump signed two executive orders. One aims to strengthen the government’s cybersecurity, while another establishes a bipartisan commission to review claims of voter fraud. Also, the city of New Orleans removed a statue of… Continue watching
May 09 Take a 360 degree stroll through a ‘Trash Mountain’ By Mike Fritz The Ghazipur landfill in New Delhi, India stretches across some 70 acres of land. The area has been dubbed “Trash Mountain” because it holds 10 million tons of garbage now piled higher than the city’s skyline. Workers can earn about… Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 7:27 This innovator is trying to make sanitary pads affordable for women in India By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Mike Fritz Arunachalam Murugananthan is known as India's pad man. Breaking a strict taboo in India's tradition-bound society, Murugananthan worked to perfect an affordable sanitary pad in hope of starting a movement to help women in the developing world. Special correspondent Sam… Continue watching
Apr 11 How a chance encounter turned into a fashion company that helps women By Larisa Epatko A misunderstanding with a stranger on a train -- and the conversation that ensued -- shaped Julie Martin's future business. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 7:02 Tackling India’s towering landfills takes cultural innovation By PBS News Hour In Delhi, India, the capital of the world's fastest growing economy, there's a towering symbol of the environmental cost of development: tons of festering, toxic trash, piled up 10 stories high, with more and more added every day. Efforts have… Continue watching
Mar 09 Photo: Celebrating Holi, the Spring ‘festival of colors’ By News Desk Students at the Institute of Management Studies play with colors to celebrate Holi, on March 9, in Noida, India. Holi is a Hindu spring festival in India and Nepal, also known as the "festival of colors" or the "festival of… Continue reading
Mar 02 Photo: Playing the beautiful game amid Mumbai’s dust By News Desk Boys fight for the ball during their soccer practice at a park in Mumbai, India on March 2, 2017. Continue reading
Feb 27 5 stories from last week that deserve a second look By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry, Iman Smith Here are five important stories that (largely) sidestep the president's every move. Continue reading