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The Heat Shift
Inside a Brutal Day with a Migrant Delivery Rider
44°C. 21 deliveries. As little as ₹20 per order. This is what it takes to deliver a lunch amidst a searing heatwave in Delhi. Prakhar...
Prakhar Dobhal and Swara Garge
Jul 71 min read
Boom or Burden? Landour’s Tourist Rush Tests the Limits of a Hill Town
Surging tourism brings income and migrants — but also crowds, traffic, and climate strain — prompting new restrictions in a town...
Sapna Gopal
Jun 238 min read
In furnace-like factories, the struggle for water and wage
Workers in spinning mills suffer from headaches, dehydration, infections and worse due to intense heat, poor ventilation and a lack of...
Laasya Shekhar
Jun 311 min read
In a 10x12 Mumbai tenament, the cost of staying cool
Residents of informal settlements are spending more and more on ACs, coolers and exhaust fans, even though they can’t afford to, just so...
Hepzi Anthony
May 299 min read
Sweating in silence: The invisible burden of heat at home
In Bengaluru’s low-income settlements, homes built with heat-trapping material, poor ventilation, irregular electricity and water supply,...
Amoolya Rajappa
May 1611 min read
India pulls up its sleeves to tackle rising heat, but is it enough?
It’s April and heatwaves are already sweeping parts of India. What steps are the central and state governments taking to protect citizens...
Mansi Bhaktwani
Apr 237 min read
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