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Indian commuters travel in a truck to a safer place as flood waters ravage the National Highway 47 in the Ernakulam district of Kochi, in the Southern Indian state of Kerala, on August 16th, 2018. According to the BBC, the death toll from floods in Kerala rose to over 100 on August 16th as torrential rainfall threatened new areas.

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Viewfinder: Monsoon Floods Engulf Southern India

Indian commuters travel in a truck to a safer place as flood waters ravage the National Highway 47 in the Ernakulam district of Kochi, in the Southern Indian state of Kerala, on August 16th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

An Indian farmer checks his wheat crop that was damaged in heavy rain on the outskirts of Amritsar on March 21st, 2018.

South Asia’s Growing Climate Crisis (in Photos)

Economic inequality and unregulated carbon emissions are predicted to continue to exacerbate damage in an already-vulnerable region of the world.

Varun Nayar

A teacher sits with Vishal Pawar at Signal School.

Education

Can Portable Schools in India Keep Kids Off the Streets?

Operating out of a remodeled shipping container at a busy traffic junction, Signal School is making education more accessible for homeless children in India.

Puja Changoiwala

Social Justice

How an Obscure Sport Is Helping Transform the Lives of Indian Girls

Chess boxing—literally a combination of chess and boxing—strengthens the minds and bodies of young women in the country, while also giving them a path toward a better life.

Swati Sanyal Tarafdar

Indian Hindu devotees walk through a dust storm at the Sangam.

Environment

India’s New Reality: More Frequent and Severe Dust Storms

Scientists point to rising global temperatures as the cause of more intense weather across the region.

Mayank Aggarwal

Field Notes: A Scene From Pyarpur, India

Pyarpur, India: In Jharkhand, one of the poorest states in India, gangs recruit young boys for work as robbers across the country.

Pacific Standard Staff

An Indian traffic policeman covers his face as he stands on duty during a dust storm in New Delhi on May 2nd, 2018.

Environment

Scenes From India’s Deadly Dust Storm

A vicious dust storm ripped through northern India, causing chaos in the streets.

Ashley Hackett

An Indian laborer works in a brick kiln on the outskirts of Amritsar on April 30th, 2018, ahead of International Labor Day.

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Viewfinder: Laying Bricks in India

An Indian laborer works in a brick kiln on the outskirts of Amritsar on April 30th, 2018, ahead of International Labor Day.

Pacific Standard Staff

Indian laborers excavate sand from the dry riverbed of Sabarmati river near Gandhinagar, India, on March 15th, 2018. The Gujarat government, in order to thwart water scarcity, have stopped Narmada Canal water flow for irrigation.

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Viewfinder: Workers Excavate Sand From a Riverbed in India

Indian laborers excavate sand from the dry riverbed of Sabarmati river near Gandhinagar, India, on March 15th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks while delivering joint statements with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House on June 26th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

Economics

India’s Revolutionary Model of Economic Growth

The country is attempting to simultaneously support high-end technological initiatives while also providing the basic necessities for wider swaths of its populace.

Spandana Singh