Full Coverage: South Asia

29.12.2006 King Jigme Singye of Bhutan made headlines in December by suddenly abdicating and handing the throne to his Oxford-educated son, Jigme Geshar. He has also pledged to grant some measure of democracy by holding elections in 2008. He has not, however, explained the motivation behind his precipitate action, says Murari R. Sharma.
* OneWorld Bhutan Guide

29.12.2006 Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar, along with several activists of trade unions and civil society organisations, staged a sit-in outside the Banga Bhavan here on Thursday against alleged forcible acquisition of agriculture land for the Tatas to set up a car factory in Singur

28.12.2006 The site compiles comprehensive write-ups on the tsunami that inform about aid and assistance after the disaster, its social effects and the environmental lessons learnt from it.

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28.12.2006 Inaugurating the Dalit-Minority International Conference in New Delhi on Wednesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said it was necessary to make a distinction between the problems faced by Dalits and those by minorities.

28.12.2006 from The Independent:
For the first time, an inhabited island has disappeared beneath rising seas.

27.12.2006 Visit Reuters AlertNet's Indian Ocean Tsunami page for news, analysis and regular updates. Also check out photographs, features and blogs put up on the site.

27.12.2006 The Housing and Land Rights Network works on promoting the human right to adequate housing among people in South Asia. Visit their website for information on the international legal aspects of human rights to shelters, housing and land. Also check out their reports and statements on the post-tsunami rehabilitation work.

27.12.2006 If the world directed its attention to Sri Lanka as it did after the 2004 tsunami, a great many lives could be saved, argues James Ross.

27.12.2006 The Tsunami Response Watch is a one-stop humanitarian website that pools information on the post-tsunami efforts in India.

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27.12.2006 ActionAid was among the numerous NGOs to respond to the tragedy, launching its emergency response in all the affected countries - India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the Maldives and Somalia. Click here to access the tsunami information centre by ActionAid and find out how ActionAid is bring hope to people in the affected countries.

27.12.2006 Shooting down a proposal to punish women for adultery, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has recommended that a woman, even in an extra-marital affair, should be treated as a victim.

27.12.2006 Across the world, natural disasters are growing in number and destructiveness, and their human toll is escalating. In the past twenty years alone, more than 4 billion people have been affected by natural catastrophes – from floods, cyclones, and tsunami, to earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions.

26.12.2006 a growing number of women, who have formed self help groups and started making candles, papads and pickles, are now making forays into ambitious new projects in an effort to cement a new future.