Rina Chandran focuses on land and property rights for place, and other humanitarian issues at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, based in Mumbai. She has worked as an editor and reporter for about 15 years in Singapore, New York and India for some of the world’s leading outlets, including Bloomberg, the Financial Times, Reuters and Business Line.
In reaction to the tough new economic climate, gig workers across the globe have gone on strike in increasing numbers, calling for fuel allowances, minimum pay and benefits such as medica...
Falling technology costs, labour shortages are driving popularity of digital tools, like drones and AI and improve crop yields and Asian farmers income.
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted employment and jobs across the globe - including in Asia. So how can countries support individuals to reskill?
Cambodia's digital currency, Bakong, enables users without a bank account to make payments and transfers through a mobile app.
A growing number of female artists, investors, and collectors from around the world are embracing cryptocurrency and NFTs, and bridging the gender gap.
A project in Bangkok is helping the thousands of people who live by the canals, the river and in slums secure housing subsidies and cheap loans for land.
The purpose of these drones is to achieve faster vaccine delivery straight to citizens' doorsteps and improve healthcare access in more isolated communities.
Singapore is utilising floating solar farms and vertical panels to increase its clean-energy supplies due to a lack of space in the highly populated city.
Virtual simulations provide a safe space to experience and plan for a range of different events, from climate disasters to misinformation on social media.
Aizuwakamatsu in Japan has introduced an opt-in system for disaster alerts as part of an optional technology push to tackle social and economic issues.
Barcelona has unveiled a new 10-year plan, whereby 1-in-3 streets in the residential and commercial area will be turned into green zones.
An urban farm built on a former landfill site in Chiang Mai, Thailand, has been helping keep nearby residents fed during the COVID-19 crisis.
From the reduced take-up of public transport to more green spaces, here are 6 ways our cities are changing in the coronavirus pandemic.
Across the world, the shift to remote working has caused many offices to become empty, prompting government authorities to convert them into homes.
Beer maker Carlsberg Group is backing a solar-powered desalination plant in India, that could hire more than a dozen women and provide clean water.
