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Christianophobia

British journalist Rupert Shortt documents and examines the persecution of Christians around the world – a problem of which many Westerners are unaware.
Change Agent India seeks new ways to fund energy-efficient lighting

Replacing even a couple of conventional light bulbs with CFLs results in huge cost savings for poor families in India. But with carbon markets failing new ways to fund bulb replacement are being sought.
Terrorism & Security Bomb blast in southern India raises concern about rising terrorism in Bangalore

A bomb blast near the BJP party headquarters in Bangalore on Wednesday left 16 people injured, including eight policemen.
Change Agent In India, SELCO brings solar power to the people

SELCO founder Harish Hande set out to dispel the myths that poor people can't afford or maintain solar technologies.
Change Agent Could the blackout be fuel for India's energy entrepreneurs?

New technologies created by India's energy entrepreneurs could provide affordable clean energy through community-scale micro-grids, solar home systems, and solar lanterns that displace the need for subsidized kerosene and provide a hundred times the lumens for a fraction of the cost.
Passenger train collides with freight train in India

At least 25 people died in a collision between two trains in India. Seventy survived. India has one of the largest railway networks in the world.
Change Agent International Women’s Day: Innovations lifting women out of poverty

International Women's Day (March 8) celebrates women's achievements. Innovative ideas and programs, such as the 12 below, are helping women better care for themselves and their families.
Five innovations working to empower women

Women produce more than half of the world's food but face unique challenges as farmers. Five innovative programs are helping them – and strengthening the world's food system.
Another top Indian politician quits amid corruption charges

India's main opposition party, which has pushed the government to prosecute ruling Congress Party members accused of corruption, asks one of its own to step down over an illegal mining scam.
India's anticorruption campaign tainted by scandal

India's main opposition party, which is campaigning on anticorruption values, has asked a party leader to step down over links to an illegal mining scam.
'I Paid a Bribe' may be a model for anti-corruption

The Indian website 'I Paid a Bribe' asks people to post their encounters with corrupt officials. Now reformers in other countries are following its lead.
'Teach for India' takes a page from US

The 'Teach for India' program is one of 18 global offshoots of a Teach for America affiliate called Teach for All. It aims to reach more students in a country where about 1 in 3 fifth-graders can't read or write.
India's $5 billion microfinance industry faces backlash over profits

The role of profit-driven companies in India's microfinance industry is raising concerns about its social mission.
In India, warnings of a microfinance bubble

Lending to the poor has proved so profitable in India that microfinance institutions saw their loan portfolio jump from $252 million to $2.5 billion in two years, raising fears of a subprime-like microfinance bubble.
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Moon mission takes India's space program in new direction

Chandrayaan, launched Wednesday, will map the moon's surface. But most Indian space projects look for applications on Earth, such as telemedicine or distance learning for its far-flung population.
Anti-Christian attacks flare in India

Some see a government hand in the fanatical Hindu anger against a minority and its converts.
India at an impasse over civilian nuclear deal

Communists oppose the pact with the US, which would give India access to nuclear fuel and technology, threatening to bring down the government.