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Jharia

  • ‘They’ve nothing else here’: The poor steal coal in Jharkhand’s mining hubs in order to survive

    ‘They’ve nothing else here’: The poor steal coal in Jharkhand’s mining hubs in order to survive

    Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation
    · Feb 10, 2023 · 01:30 pm
  • In Jharia’s burning coalfields, children dream of a fire-free future

    In Jharia’s burning coalfields, children dream of a fire-free future

    Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation
    · Dec 24, 2022 · 01:30 pm
  • First coal mining took their homes. Now unemployment is adding to their suffering

    First coal mining took their homes. Now unemployment is adding to their suffering

    Rahul Singh
    · Aug 14, 2022 · 07:30 pm
  • A photo project captures life in Jharia’s coal fields, which have been on fire for over a century

    A photo project captures life in Jharia’s coal fields, which have been on fire for over a century

    Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
    · Sep 16, 2018 · 11:30 am
  • A stunning photo project from Kolkata captures the soft beauty of flower sellers

    A stunning photo project from Kolkata captures the soft beauty of flower sellers

    Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
    · Nov 07, 2017 · 03:30 pm
  • Photos: Greed has kept the hellfires of Jharia coal town burning for over 100 years

    Photos: Greed has kept the hellfires of Jharia coal town burning for over 100 years

    Paroma Mukherjee
    · Apr 08, 2017 · 11:30 am
  • Indian photographer Ronny Sen wins Getty Images Instagram Grant for his work on Jharia coal mines

    Indian photographer Ronny Sen wins Getty Images Instagram Grant for his work on Jharia coal mines

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 21, 2016 · 09:28 pm