Indian ruling party officials to be tried over 1992 Babri mosque demolition
Court rules 13 senior BJP figures, including water minister and a state governor, must face criminal conspiracy charges
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Malcolm Turnbull talks up coal in Delhi, despite India’s aim to stop imports
Glut in Indian coal market, plans to phase out imports and lower than forecast energy demands cast doubt on future for exports from proposed Adani mine
Read moreBangladesh accused of failing to act over murder of activist
Five years after an international outcry over the torture and killing of Aminul Islam, Bangladesh’s government is under fire for failing to find those responsible
Read more‘Disaster alley’: Australia could be set to receive new wave of climate refugees
US defence expert warns people fleeing low-lying Pacific islands a precursor to ‘climate-exacerbated water insecurities’ that could trigger wider conflict
Read moreAung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar’s great hope fails to live up to expectations
A year after her party swept to power, the Nobel laureate faces questions over her leadership and silence on persecution
Read more12 ways to turn water from waste to resource
As 80% of the world’s wastewater flows untreated into the environment, we asked an expert panel to discuss how to promote water reuse
Read moreRise of Hindu ‘extremist’ spooks Muslim minority in India’s heartland
In Gorakhpur, the power base of a firebrand monk, religious tension grows with Uttar Pradesh’s 40 million Muslims
Read moreClean water finally flows to transform lives of tea pickers in Bangladesh
Poor sanitation meant Surma valley workers and their families were often sick, but a hygiene project has brought them a healthy water supply and safe toilets
Read moreWomen’s leader from India’s ruling BJP charged with child trafficking
Juhi Chowdhury, state secretary of Bharatiya Janata party, arrested for alleged involvement in a cartel that police say sold Indian babies to people overseas
Read moreThe mysterious murder of an NGO worker in Pakistan
The truth behind Zafar Lund’s assassination may never be known, but he tried to protect the poor and downtrodden against the powerful – which earned him enemies among landowners, politicians and sectarian extremists
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