Apr 07 Watch 8:03 Dusty mining conditions trap Indian workers with deadly lung disease By PBS News Hour In India's Rajasthan desert, the work of mining sandstone can be lethal. Silicosis, a slow, irreversible loss of lung function, is easily preventable with masks, but workers wear little protection in the blazing heat. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 6:52 Empowering India's street vendors as entrepreneurs By PBS News Hour In India, home to the world's fastest growing economy, most workers, from street vendors to rickshaw drivers, aren't on the books, making them vulnerable to harassment by corrupt officials and policemen. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro profiles one group… Continue watching
Apr 02 Three face murder charges for Kolkata overpass collapse By Kamala Kelkar As the death toll from the collapse of a highway overpass in Kolkata, India, rose to 26 on Saturday, three employees of the Indian construction company that was building it appeared in court, facing charges of murder. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 4:46 News Wrap: Overpass collapses in India, killing more than 20 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, at least 21 people died and 70 more were wounded in India when an overpass in Kolkata collapsed while under construction. Also, areas of the South were affected by severe thunderstorms, with one tornado in… Continue watching
Feb 22 Week-long protests leave millions of people in India without water By Kamaria Roberts Indian authorities worked to restore a main water supply to New Dehli, India’s capital city of 16 million people, today after protesters took control of a key canal over the weekend. Continue reading
Feb 18 'Make In India' promises manufacturing jobs for millions. Here's why it won't work By Vikram Mansharamani It may have worked for China, but India is too late to reap the benefits of a manufacturing-driven development strategy. Continue reading
Feb 12 Here's the real story behind your cup of tea By P. J. Tobia When you wrap your hands around a toasty cup of tea this winter, consider the source. Human rights groups allege tea-pickers worker in dangerous conditions. This week’s Shortwave investigates the claims. Continue reading
Feb 02 India's Supreme Court will reconsider law that criminalizes LGBTQ sexuality By Corinne Segal India's Supreme Court has decided to re-examine Section 377 of the Indian Constitution, a law it reinstated two years ago that criminalizes LGBTQ sexuality. Continue reading
Jan 22 How one woman defies caste discrimination in India By Laura Santhanam After an Indian student committed suicide to protest caste discrimination, one woman finally decided to reveal who she really is. Continue reading
Dec 10 Satellites show how record-setting rainfall paralyzed one of India's largest cities By Laura Santhanam Newly released satellite images show how far relief efforts have to go to restore Chennai after 100-year rains that some link to climate change inundated India’s fourth-largest city in recent weeks. Continue reading