India
The Taj Mahal Gardens Have a Special Relationship to the Solstice
On the day the sun climbs the highest in the sky, careful alignments within the gardens and buildings of the beautiful mausoleum appear
India's Tiger Population Grew Almost 60 Percent Since 2008
Could tigers be coming back from the brink? India now counts 2,226 of the big cats
It’s Cheaper to Make Diabetes Test Strips of Silk Than of Paper in India
Skilled handloom weavers and abundant silk hold the key for an innovative solution
Pollution Is Turning the Taj Mahal Brown
Workers must periodically cover the Taj Mahal in clay to remove the pollutants stuck to its marble walls
Before Instagram, Memorializing Asia’s Most Traveled Roads
From Moroccan postcards to Japanese scrolls, the Sackler Gallery explores five centuries of travel around the Asian continent
India's Space Agency Made It to Mars on the First Try
India's Mangalyaan orbiter dropped into orbit around Mars last night
This Farmer Grew Four Times As Much Rice in the Same Amount of Land
His controversial farming method has long been dismissed by experts
India And the EU Are Making It Much Easier for Tourists to Get Visas
Traveling can get tangled in red tape, but some governments are trying to make it easier
How to Save the Taj Mahal?
A debate rages over preserving the awe-inspiring, 350-year-old monument that now shows signs of distress from pollution and shoddy repairs
India in Peril
Rakesh Jaiswal, founder of ecofriends.org, talks about the country's growing list of environmental problems
India's Holiest City
At Varanasi, Hindu pilgrims come to pray—and to die—along the sacred Ganges River
With Clive in India
He Conquered Bengal, drove the French from India and built a civil service. But was he a savior or plunderer?
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