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In Delhi’s harsh summer, Metro workers forgo safety for respite
Many of the workers don't wear the safety gear because it's too hot. They miss their villages where the summer was more bearable.
Osama Salman
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For workers tarring Mumbai's roofs, summer is both the best time and the worst time
The scorching sun may be unbearable while laying molten tar on a rooftop, but it is the only way dambarwalas can get bitumen to stick.
Aarefa Johari
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While a fire raged, Mumbai's ragpickers continued to work in unbearable heat
The heat makes fumes from the garbage more toxic, but rains won't provide relief either.
Mridula Chari
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Hyderabad sweepers can take the heat but not the insensitivity of others
More than 1,000 people have perished in the heat wave sweeping Andhra Pradesh and Telengana. Officials have asked people to stay indoors but no such concern seems to extend to Hyderabad’s sanitation workers.
Vivekananda Nemana
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A Delhi cycle rickshaw wallah battles both heat and competition from machines
Battery-operated rickshaws are making the summer even more unbearable for the cycle rickshaw wallahs, and there's nothing more annoying than stingy customers.
Anumeha Yadav
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In the steel mills of Delhi, as the heat sizzles, workers faint
Even in cold rolling mills, the temperature of the metal sheets reaches as high as 250 degrees celsius.
Anumeha Yadav
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On summer afternoons, rest is not an option for Mumbai's handcart pullers
Ashiruddin Shaikh lugs 900 kilos of wholesale goods for 30 kms every day, even in the hottest months. Another part in our series on working in extreme heat.
Aarefa Johari
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As summer arrives, meet the men who brave the heat to keep India cool
Research shows that Indian summers are getting hotter. Mortality in heat waves is rising, even though it remains poorly documented. On May Day, a new series by Scroll on what it means to work in extreme heat.
Supriya Sharma