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Journalist @down2earthindia Learning/unlearning Dreaming of a social reset @pulitzercentre @earthjournalism Main koi painting nahi ki ek frame me rahun~ Faraz
New Delhi, Delhi
Joined September 2015
Our cities are boiling. What does it mean to work long hours in intense heat, without much respite. In this series with support from @pulitzercenter, we @down2earthindia look at how heat is inescapable for 82% of India's informal workforce, making work an intolerable punishment.
Killer heat’s shadow: The new normal of extreme heat is impacting outdoor workers who run our cities but are directly exposed to intense heat. @shagun__k and Joel Michael investigate how India’s labourers are on the frontlines, facing boiling temperatures
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Allocation to the govt's flagship crop insurance scheme in the budget was the lowest in last seven years, even as just a day ago the Economic Survey admitted how an increase in extreme weather events was causing heavy crop yield losses for farmers
Allocation to the Union government’s flagship crop insurance scheme in the Union Budget 2025-26 was the lowest in last seven years. ✍️ @shagun__k
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RT @down2earthindia: Agriculture 🌾🚜 takes centre stage in #Budget2025 with 9 new missions From ‘Dhan-Dhaanya’ scheme to missions for pulses…
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RT @down2earthindia: Economic Survey 2024-25 calls for crop shift away from cereals to boost farmer incomes Diversifying into pulses, oils…
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RT @down2earthindia: #EconomicSurvey 2024-25 cites weather vagaries as domestic food inflation remains high, defying global trend @shagun_…
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RT @MongabayIndia: The Chennai coast has seen more than 1000 deaths of olive ridley turtles this year. “It’s not a puzzle why they die, it'…
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RT @SanketChaukiyal: Great to see important news getting attention. I really miss the days when news was more about sharing real informatio…
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Afforestation has long disrupted pastoral routes and communities' access to grazing areas. This is a significant step by HP govt of identifying key pastoral routes and asking its forest officers to avoid plantation activities on those @CPastoralism @mygovhimachal
In a landmark move, Himachal Pradesh halts afforestation in key pastoral routes, recognizing the rights of pastoralist communities and ensuring their traditional grazing lands remain accessible. 🖋️ @shagun__k
#PastoralRights #SustainableLivelihoods
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RT @down2earthindia: Climate change could lead to four times the nitrogen pollution by 2100 🖋️@shagun__k
#Nitrogen #Livestock #Agricultu…
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RT @down2earthindia: Prolonged, multi-year droughts are becoming more frequent with climate change: Study @shagun__k reports https://t.co…
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RT @doctorsoumya: To address the big global threats to health, we need collaboration more than ever. We live in a highly interconnected wor…
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RT @IIMCAA: Entry Open | IIMCAA Awards 2025 Major Changes in Rules - Number of News/Campaigns to Apply is THREE (3) - Essay only in vide…
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RT @down2earthindia: Operation Greens falls short: Parliamentary report finds just 34% of budget was spent on the scheme, even as onion far…
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RT @RockSea: Excessive Heat is among the top most searches of 2024 news, according to Google. 4 and 5 are hurricanes/cyclones. Climate ch…
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RT @RemaNagarajan: An incredible story of ambulance picking up patient and then auctioning them to hospital that will pay biggest commissio…
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RT @ri_montu: On #InternationalMigrantsDay, I'm sharing this report I wrote in @guardian. The frequency of natural disasters is making lif…
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Scientists find an alarming increase in arid areas, caused by climate change. These areas now lack moisture, threatening sustenance of any life form. In fact, many humid landscapes have turned into drylands and the ability to return to previous conditions is lost.
Earth’s #desertification emergency: A new UN report revealed about 78% of the planet’s land is now permanently drier compared to 30 years ago, with devastating impacts on agriculture, biodiversity & livelihoods 🖋️ @shagun__k
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RT @down2earthindia: A unique exhibition in Delhi captures the resilience of the residents of north Bihar, where Himalayan rivers wreak hav…
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On #WorldSoilDay2024 sharing this piece on how in Punjab, the grain bowl of India, it is race against time for soil -- the body of all agriculture @down2earthindia @earthjournalism
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RT @walkngbookfairs: Saturday plans? We invite you to spend a pleasurable literary evening at our bookstore where @arunava will be in conve…
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