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. NWMIndia is appalled to learn that Umar Altaf Parra has been awarded the prestigious HRRF Journalism Grant Program 2022 by the Washington-based Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) which advocates on issues of human rights and religious freedom. nwmindia.org/statements/nwm…

Over 52,000 passengers have lost their lives on Mumbai local trains in the last 20 years. Central Railways' affidavit reveals 29,321 deaths on Central & Harbour Lines alone. A tragic toll that demands urgent action. #MumbaiLocal #RailSafety

Exciting Additions to #SJF24! 🎙️ We’re delighted to welcome more influential speakers to our SJF24 lineup! Get ready for insightful discussions with: Seydou Compaore: Communication and Community Engagement Manager since 2008 at a health research center with a demographic

I'm presenting my long-term photography project documenting Punjab's agrarian crisis at Jesus College, University of Cambridge, UK, on Dec 1, 2024. Please do come by if you are around. National Geographic Society panoramajournal.org/event/meet-nat…

Soyabean, grown on over 5 million hectares in Maharashtra, is the real "political crop" in this time's Assembly elections. indianexpress.com/article/politi…

With a deepening farm crisis & few non-agrarian jobs in #Maharashtra—India’s richest state economy—a “ferocious scarcity of opportunity” has led to growing numbers of groups claiming a shrinking pie & asserting claims based on caste. Economist Ashoka Mody to Kavitha Iyer ahead of

Happening this Sunday at Jesus College, Cambridge, UK. Entry is free, but registration is required. panoramajournal.org/event/meet-nat…

DigiYatra Foundation also collects your WiFi data airports, even if you don't use DigiYatra but simply use the WiFi. How does it feel being a number in Digital India?

'There are many journalists hiding from the stigma of mental health, addiction, or both, trying not to appear as damaged goods and to keep on working. I want them to know that they are not alone.' New from AymanOghanna. cjr.org/wartime/oghann…

🧵Researchers, govt officials, journalists, teachers, students: if you're working on the upcoming Indian budget, here is some work from Data For India that could give you good background info/ charts/ data, that you are free to use with attribution dataforindia.com/using-our-work/

🧵India extracts more groundwater than any other country—more than the U.S. and China combined. In 2024 alone, it drew nearly 65 trillion gallons from its aquifers. A major driver? Agriculture, especially in Punjab.  🔗: undark.org/2025/02/03/dow…

Excited to be on this panel tomorrow at CHRIST.

Punjab’s groundwater is disappearing fast—dropping nearly 20 inches per year. Wells once dug at 100 feet now reach 500 feet, tapping into aquifers contaminated with uranium, lead, and arsenic. What happens when the water runs out?  🔗: undark.org/2025/02/03/dow…

Punjab's farmers struggle with the Green Revolution's toxic legacy Read Harsha Vadlamani's photo essay: caravanmagazine.in/agriculture/wh…

The Green Revolution, which introduced hybrid seeds, chemical fertilisers and pesticides, and new technologies in the 1960s, helped Punjabi farmers make massive strides in food production. “We got caught up in the race to increase productivity and ended up damaging ourselves,”

From an interesting session on visual advocacy and photography as method at CHRIST. Harsha Vadlamani Yadu

While Neopolis Kokapet land auction erased acres of rock heritage, the planned auction of Kancha Gachibowli will spell doom for a thriving green slice of the city. వడ్లమూడి స్వాతి reports thehindu.com/news/national/…

Encore! And now Deepa Bhasthi’s translation of Banu Mushtaq’s ‘Heart Lamp: Selected Stories’ makes the shortlist of the International The Booker Prizes. The first work from Kannada to be there. Published by And Other Stories in the UK and Penguin India in India. Such fantastic news!

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Cultural Fellowship 2025 Shillim Inst invites emerging artists, researchers & cultural practitioners - apply for 6-mnth fully supported fellowship on: Documentation of Dalit Music in the Pawna Catchment Area, Maval Taluka Maharashtra #DalitBuddhistMusic

Buses. We need buses.