School Bus Classrooms In India

Nearly half of students in India drop out of elementary school. In an effort to bring them back in, some groups are testing out mobile classrooms: school bus learning.

New Dehli ‘Slutwalk’ Protest

Hundreds of Indian women march in a toned down ‘slutwalk’

Largest outdoor laundry mat

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Today’s Geo Quiz is for all of you who take your laundry to a laundry mat. We are looking for a place where you will find the largest outdoor laundry mat in the world. Download MP3

Offering arms to India

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President Obama’s trip to India is not only about strengthening economic and security ties between the world’s two largest democracies. Along with solidifying the country’s relationship, the US wants to strike a multi-billion dollar military deal with India. Elliot Hannon reports from New Delhi. Download MP3

Retirement in India

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While retirement homes for the elderly are commonplace in the US, they are a new, and growing, phenomenon in India. Reporter Elliot Hannon visits one of the newly constructed Indian retirement communities to see who’s moving in. Download MP3

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