Features

25 Sep 2013

Climate Resilient Rice: More Crops per Drop

New rice varieties are being developed and water-saving cultivation technologies promoted to help feed Asia's growing populations.
17 Sep 2013

Pay-As-You-Go Solar Power: Small Idea, Big Results

Flexible, prepaid metering makes solar power affordable in rural India. ADB is investing in this simple yet radical solution, which can be applied in other parts of the region.
8 Aug 2013

Free Trade: Untangling Asia’s Noodle Bowl

Over the past decade, trade liberalization initiatives have blossomed across Asia and the Pacific, creating a convoluted 'noodle bowl' of overlapping free trade agreements (FTAs). Here’s a by-the-numbers look at trade liberalization and economic integration in the region.
26 Jun 2013

Here Comes the Sun in India's Gujarat

The world’s largest solar power park in India’s Gujarat state is a blueprint for how risks associated with large-scale renewable energy projects can be managed with proper planning and coordination.
8 May 2013

Aabid Surti: Fixing Mumbai's Leaks One Tap at a Time

Author, cartoonist and painter Aabid Surti champions water conservation by fixing leaks in Mumbai’s poor households, one tap at a time.
29 Apr 2013

Lighting up the Hills in India's Assam State

In remote Assam State, in northeastern India, irregular and inadequate power supply has held back even low-tech primary industries, such as silk. Finally, that is starting to change.
26 Apr 2013

Clean Water, Sanitation Prime Indian Cities for Growth

In India’s fast-growing Madhya Pradesh State, sanitation and sewerage initiatives, along with refurbishments to aging water treatment plants, are making way for urban development.
22 Apr 2013

Roads Connect Villages to Opportunity in Central India

In the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, where poverty levels are among the highest in the country, new all-weather roads connect rural people to healthcare, and to the broader economy.


15 Apr 2013

Sanitation Investments Make India's Coastal Cities 'More Livable'

An urban water and sewerage system project in the Indian state of Karnataka is improving people’s health and making cities like Mangalore more livable.
25 Mar 2013

Better Irrigation Boosts Rice Yields in India

Once reliant solely on the annual monsoon, farmers in India are conserving water for irrigation and making it available year-round, allowing them to double-crop and improve livelihoods.