As this is one of the few stories relating to India on the BBC website (and the only one not to do with grinding poverty, the subjugation of women and terrorism)
this is only natural.
As this website is free and Indians have a lower per capita income than the Ol' Blighty and many of her colonies, and a high rate of INTERNET connectivity and huge English speaking population - I would say that any article concerning the Sub-Continent would show a certain popularity.
Otherwise, the population of India alone is now over 1.something billion souls and counting. Such protections seem to take a low priority..
