India
These indigenous Indian farmers are fighting deforestation with gourmet coffee
The Adivasis are countering deforestation by planting millions of mango, papaya and orange trees - while also growing an award-winning coffee.
Rina Chandran focuses on land and property rights for place, and other humanitarian issues at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, based in Mumbai. She has worked as an editor and reporter for about 15 years in Singapore, New York and India for some of the world’s leading outlets, including Bloomberg, the Financial Times, Reuters and Business Line.
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Cities and Urbanization
These award-winning homes for Cambodian factory workers are setting a trend
As part of a competition hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), designers were asked to create houses for workers in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the capital of ...
Blockchain
In this Bangkok neighbourhood, you can buy and sell electricity using Blockchain
The pilot project in the centre of Thailand's capital is among the world's largest peer-to-peer renewable energy trading platforms using blockchain.
India
India's water crisis is hitting women hardest. Here's why
On average, a woman in rural India walks between 5 and 20 kilometres a day to fetch water.
India
This Indian state is giving slum-dwellers the right to their own land
Officials of Eastern Odisha claim the scheme will benefit a million people.
Climate Crisis
Southeast Asia is closing its island beaches to recover from climate change and tourism
Thailand will shut Maya Bay, which famously featured in “The Beach”, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, for four months a year.
India
Solar mini grids are providing energy to India's rural areas
Solar mini grids have proven to be a game-changer for the electricity-deprived areas of India. These areas now have a stable connection for up to 6 hours.
Future of Work
This is the Aajibaichi Shala - the Indian school for grandmothers
This school is helping older women in India to attend school for the first time.
India
The thriving economy of one of Asia's biggest slums
Dharvari, a slum in Mumbai, has a large informal econonmy - worth $1 billion according to some estimates.