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The cost of going green
The contribution of brick kilns to Delhi’s overall emissions was around 6 to 7%, according to a 2018 report by research organisation...
Divya S
Jul 8, 20241 min read


As brick kilns close for cleaner air, a race for jobs
With no safety nets as brick kilns shut shop around New Delhi to meet emission norms, workers return to villages, lean on traditional...

Esha Roy
Jul 3, 20248 min read


Women kiln workers risk health, pregnancies in race to reduce debt
Migrant women workers fall through maternity care cracks

Anumeha Yadav
Jun 14, 20249 min read


'We work in burning kilns, but this is hotter'
A first-hand account of life in a New Delhi shelter home during a
heatwave

Manohar Lal Navneet
Jun 7, 20244 min read


Field Notes From A Brick Kiln
Phasing out of traditional clay bricks for eco-friendly fly ash triggers fears in vast unorganised sector of loss of livelihood Anuradha...

Anuradha Nagaraj, Roli Srivastava
Jan 7, 20248 min read


Overworked, Underpaid: The Growing Burden of Recycling Fast Fashion
Deekshith Pai An installation by visual artist Richa Arya at a recent exhibition in Goa. Deekshith R Pai/The Migration Story Goa: The...

Deekshith Pai
Jan 7, 20244 min read

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