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Why Indian cities flood within hours of rain
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The Human Cost of Sugar
In India’s sugar fields, women are exposed to sexual abuse, gruelling work and inadequate healthcare
Mayank Aggarwal Arvind Shukla Meenal Upreti Gurman Bhatia
· Dec 20, 2022 · 01:30 pm
Millions of Indians migrate every year to work in sugar fields under extreme heat and debt bondage
Arvind Shukla Mayank Aggarwal Meenal Upreti
· Dec 19, 2022 · 01:30 pm
In Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, sugarcane farmers await inevitable loss amid floods and droughts
Mayank Aggarwal Arvind Shukla Meenal Upreti Gurman Bhatia
· Dec 16, 2022 · 01:30 pm
