Every year, before the monsoons reach Mumbai, the BMC spends crores of rupees to clean the city's storm water drainage system. Since machines don't reach everywhere, it is workers belonging to Dalit, Vimukta and Adivasi communities who take up this work. 🧵

#NEW: Researchers at BIT Mesra have developed an algorithm to better predict areas in Central India that are vulnerable to forest fires, which when deployed across the country, can bolster regional fire preparedness. I write for AGU's Eos eos.org/articles/new-m…

Grantees Flavia Lopes and Pragathi Ravi explore green developments in Pavagada, India, and how inequalities for marginalized communities remain unaddressed. Learn more in their report for The Morning Context. pulitzercenter.org/stories/karnat…

I interviewed farmer Yousef Abo Rabee for an article on agriculture in Gaza to be published by Electronic Intifada soon. Israel just killed him.

Caught Payal Kapadia's All we imagine as Light in New York last week.

Scientists from UTRGV Division of Research have found that cover cropping in arid regions can reduce soil moisture and yield. Learn more at #AGU24 and with this story by Pragathi Ravi. eos.org/articles/cover…

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With one simple technique, researchers think fish farms could sequester millions of tons of carbon each year. But what's the catch? New from Pragathi Ravi: ambrook.com/research/susta…

Journalist Raghvendra Bajpayee who worked as a reporter with Dainik Jagran in UP's Sitapur was shot dead today. Family member claims he had received threats 10 days ago in connection with some of his stories.

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Most of India's electricity comes from coal-fired power plants. For AGU's Eos, Scienceline's Pragathi Ravi explores possible consequences of these plants for the country's agriculture. buff.ly/dIKPglG

Salt production in India is undertaken by thousands of workers who spend hours in the sun, even during heatwaves. This has caused chronic kidney dysfunction among them. In my first for In These Times I trace this disease burden. inthesetimes.com/article/cost-o…

New York City canners—many of them immigrants and people of color—help keep millions of containers out of landfills. Their work keeps the country’s largest city cleaner, yet their contributions remain largely unrecognized. My latest for Prism prismreports.org/2025/06/23/can…