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
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
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
Residents transform ‘drab’ Indonesian village with rainbow facelift
A small district in Indonesia has become known as the ‘rainbow village’
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
Plans for China’s first ‘city of trees’ take root
With such limited space, how can cities be designed to feature more greenery? China is thinking outside the box: vertically
World’s biggest bike share scheme clocks up 115m hires per year
The Chinese city of Hangzhou has made cycling a key part of its integrated public transport system, including a free bike hire service
A same-sex marriage first for Asia
Taiwan has become the first country in Asia to legalise homosexual marriage
