Bangalore is the Silicon Valley of India. Large tech companies are drawn to the city, as are startups. But women still face barriers. The persistence of traditional gender norms makes it hard for women to launch companies.

Chiponda Chimbelu, an equality expert at DW, sheds light on the barriers faced by Black and queer people in Germany. What’s behind the country's lack of diversity in the workplace?

Europe is looking overseas to secure gas supplies, but it's considering more offshore drilling too. Locals fear this could trigger earthquakes or landslides. Our reporter Steven Beardsley visited two communities on the North Sea to hear their side.

Business is booming for arms makers, energy companies and camping equipment manufacturers -- due to the war in Ukraine. Many European and American companies are benefiting from the crisis. Why is that?

More four million people have fled Ukraine, at least 600,000 of them to Germany. Many refugees want to work, and Germany needs workers. What are the biggest challenges? Where do the problems lie?

The gas war has begun. Will Europe and Germany succeed in ridding themselves of their Achilles’ heel, Russian gas? Will Moscow cut off supplies? And can Norway or the Netherlands replace the shortfall?

In the northeastern German town of Schwedt, fears are running high. What will happen if an oil embargo comes into effect? With its refinery, Schwedt lives and breathes Russian oil. An end to supplies could spell mass unemployment.

The world's cheeses are the go-to choice for many who quit meat. But dairy products can have similar effects on the environment as meat. It depends on what they're made of though.

Can bugs help save the climate and ensure food security? Pioneers all over the world think they can. They're developing sustainable products made of the larvae of black soldier flies - which often get caught in a web of red tape.

Germany is poised to become the world's largest legal cannabis market. This could be the first domino to fall in a Europe-wide rush for marijuana revenue and corresponding state taxes. The business could be worth billions, as Ben Fajzullin found out.