Tag: Asia
Something in the water: life after mercury poisoning
From 1932 to 1968, hundreds of tonnes of mercury seeped into the clear waters of Minamata Bay, Japan, causing health and environmental probl...
Environment
India grants citizens the right to freely express sexual orientation
A Supreme Court ruling means that members of India's LGBT community are legally able to express their sexuality without discrimination
Society
Gearing up: 5 reasons to explore the world by bicycle
Katie Moss and Joseph Thomas explain why they chose to make a 10,000km journey from Vietnam to Nepal entirely by bicycle
Opinion
1bn trees planted in Pakistan in a bid to slow the effects of climate change
After decades of deforestation, a province in Pakistan has planted 1bn trees in two years
Environment
Residents transform ‘drab’ Indonesian village with rainbow facelift
A small district in Indonesia has become known as the ‘rainbow village’
Culture Lifestyle
The all-women 'army' protecting Assam’s rare storks
Local perceptions of a rare and once resented bird in north-east India are being transformed by an all-female team of campaigners
Environment
