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The cost of forgetting Ballia
Actively papering over the effects of extreme weather has to be the most self-destructive thing we’re capable of in the climate change era. Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Op-eds
Tagged Ballia, Election Commission of India, heat wave, India Meteorological Department, Lok Sabha elections, Mirzapur, National Disaster Management Authority, The Hindu, Uttar Pradesh
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Hot in Ballia
More than half of the deaths reported during the heatwave in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar this week were reported from just one district in the former, called Ballia. On (or around) June 17, the medical superintendent of the Ballia district … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis
Tagged Ballia, Bihar, COVID-19 pandemic, death certificate, heatwave, Indian Council of Medical Research, Joshimath, Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath
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