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In 1999, a super cyclone killed nearly 10,000 people in Odisha. By 2019, the state was evacuating over a million people ahead of Cyclone Fani and drawing UN praise. How Odisha built that turnaround, and what it still hasn't fixed.
Questions India Must Answer
By 2030 India will likely be the world's third-largest economy. Whether it is also a just, equitable, and environmentally viable country depends on five questions the country is avoiding answering clearly.
Environment
After Holi, synthetic colours wash into drains and rivers. This article looks at what they contain and the pollution they leave behind.
Environment
Holi is water-intensive in one of the world's most water-stressed countries. This article looks at how to celebrate the festival while conserving water.
Environment
The Chipko movement began in 1973 when Himalayan villagers hugged trees to stop commercial logging. Led by Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Gaura Devi, and Sunderlal Bahuguna, this grassroots revolution won a 15-year logging ban and inspired environmental movements worldwide, from Kenya's Greenbelt Movement to today's climate activism.
Environment
Over 4,000 farmers have died by suicide in Vidarbha in five years. This ground report from Yavatmal traces how erratic monsoons, Bt cotton failures, mounting debt, and absent mental health support are devastating India's cotton belt.
Environment
37 of the world's 40 most polluted cities are in India, but the air pollution crisis extends far beyond Delhi's headlines. From Lucknow to Bengaluru, 1.67 million Indians die annually from polluted air, losing an average of 5.3 years of life expectancy. The sources are many, the solutions exist, and the stakes are existential.
