Ice hockey players from Ladakh are representing India in the forthcoming IIHF Challenge cup of Asia, scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi. More on the story can be found here, and there is currently an image of the team in front of India Gate on the BBC South Asia homepage.

We wish the team the best of luck on the international stage!

Reported on the REACH Ladakh site, Leh District has been awarded funding for agricultural development through India’s Comprehensive District Agricultural Plan (CDAP). With a projected annual release of 15 crore the Plan offers a lot of promise to farmers in the region. The scheme’s focus on mechanisation may well offer the growing number of labour-short households significant assistance. It will however be interesting to see how CDAP initiatives cope with limiting factors such as irrigation water, a resource that is already deficient in many areas.