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Incredible Stress And Challenges For Rescue Heroes
Nepal’s disaster responders in Saturday’s magnitude-7.8 earthquake have quickly become unsung heroes. Aid agencies and the United Nations…
Not Prepared Enough For Realities In Nepal
In a tragic echo of the catastrophic events in Haiti in 2010, a powerful earthquake struck one of…
Nepal Quake Was A Nightmare Waiting To Happen
Major earthquakes hit Nepal on 75-year cycle, but poverty, crowded populations and poor construction mean death tolls will…
Towers Of Silence In Mumbai
In exclusive Malabar Hill, the city’s dwindling Parsi community continues with the Zoroastrian tradition of disposing of dead…
Pictures : Mumbai After Dark
From kids frolicking on Marine Drive to the clubs of Bandra and the patchwork lights of Dharavi –…
Joe Madiath : Better Toilets, Better Life
In rural India, the lack of toilets creates a big, stinking problem. It leads to poor quality water,…
The Challenges of Urbanisation May Be Even Greater In Small Towns
Global urbanisation has prompted a focus on megacities that overlooks the needs and vulnerabilities of smaller settlements. The…