Lonely tap

Not a drop to drink

19 October 2015

A major research collaboration is looking at how small towns in the hills of India and Nepal are coping with increasing demand for water: who...

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Charles Augustus Whitehouse's diary and souvenirs

The Sea-Pie and the sad sailor

16 October 2015

The idiosyncratic diaries of one man’s voyage from Liverpool to India, and the exquisite painted souvenirs he bought there, are among the treasures to be...

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A voice for the undocumented

16 October 2015

Carlos Gonzalez Sierra is one of the new intake of Gates Cambridge Scholars, international postgraduates with a commitment to improving the lives of others.

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India: Teaching Girls

Education that adds up

16 October 2015

We are in the midst of a “global learning crisis” according to UNESCO, with too many children worldwide learning little or nothing at school. A...

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Detail from the cover of Jugaad Innovation by Navi Radjou, Jaideep Prabhu and Simone Ahuja

A touch of frugal genius

15 October 2015

A “gutsy” Indian approach to innovation is being echoed worldwide by multinational companies adopting “frugal” approaches that help them do business faster, better and cheaper.

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