Feb 15 Social entrepreneurs use mobile technology to take on challenges of developing world By News Desk From products that help small businesses track their finances to a text message-based app that helps workers in India’s informal workforce find better jobs, cell phone technology is being used across the developing world to solve serious problems and respond… Continue reading
Feb 11 White House criticizes India's solar industry regulations amid WTO dispute By Andy Swab The Obama administration criticized India’s solar energy policies Tuesday for discriminating against U.S. exporters and creating challenges for investing in India’s solar infrastructure. The announcement came after Michael Froman, the U.S. trade representative, filed a complaint with… Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch Sunday, February 9, 2014 By PBS News Hour On tonight’s program, Iran produces new information about its nuclear program. Later, in our signature segment, a look a how high-tech entrepreneurs are creating a startup culture in India. And, what growing income inequality means for middle class-serving businesses in… Continue watching
Feb 09 Expatriate entrepreneur uses tech to help Indians find jobs By Sam Weber Indians who have no access to computers, but looking for work as drivers, nannies, or cooks, for instance, can use their cell phones to text or call Babajob and connect with potential employers. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch Entrepreneur aims to connect millions of Indians with better jobs By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Viewers respond to our report on the Indian space program By PBS News Hour Viewers respond to our January 18, 2104 report on the Indian space program. Continue watching
Jan 23 Indian woman raped by order of village court By Sarah Sheffer Police have arrested 13 men in India's West Bengal state in connection with the gang rape of a 20-year-old woman. The rape was allegedly ordered by village elders who form a council known locally as the "salishi sabha"… Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch Is India's space program worth the money? By PBS News Hour India's Mars Orbiter Mission is a point of great national pride. It will be completed for just over $70 million, a tiny fraction of the cost spent by NASA on similar programs. But is spending any resources on a mission… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch India marks three years without polio, but challenges still remain By PBS News Hour Health officials in India have hit a milestone in their efforts to eradicate polio: It has been three years since the country's last reported case of the crippling disease. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on India's challenge to… Continue watching
Jan 13 India reaches milestone in fight against polio By News Desk India's vaccination efforts against the polio virus has seen success. The country hasn't had a reported case of polio in three years. Image by Flickr user Gates Foundation After three years without a reported case of polio, India has… Continue reading