Indians are the world's biggest tea drinkers and producers. Half of the country's entire output comes from the north-eastern state of Assam, but the conditions for many of those who work on its tea plantations are appalling. Workers earn well below the minimum wage and malnutrition is also common. Laws about facilities and conditions on tea estates exist, but many don't comply. Our correspondents Natacha Butler and Vikram Singh went to visit one such estate in the south of Assam.
70,000 children are currently working in the coal-rich mines of Meghalaya. The figures are according to human rights organisation Impulse who suggests the children are often trafficked from neighbouring countries like Bangladesh and Nepal...
Bangladesh has a long history of intense student protest surrounding its national politics and the fallout can be violent. Just last month, five university students were killed in clashes with other students. They weren't the first... Rivalries between the student wings of the three main political parties are as bitter as those at national level.
It’s the biggest event in the world’s biggest auto market, but this year’s Detroit Auto Show comes at a terrible time for the industry. Expect gloom - not glitz - in Motor City, say our correspondents.
Natacha BUTLER 
