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Shuchita Jha

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Shuchita Jha is an independent environmental journalist based in Bhopal, India.

Bhopal tragedy: 40 years later, 150,000 victims of an American pesticide factory disaster face a grave threat to their health

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Hospitals could end their studies into chronic health issues affecting people exposed to lethal chemicals in 1984. Firoza Bi was just a teenager when the...

The green scam: How electric vehicles harm the environment that they’re supposed to save

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In 2032, India will need a billion tonnes of coal, partly to charge EVs in urban areas via power generated by thermal plants. Five Indian...

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