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Girls as Young as 5 Were Paraded Naked to Appease the 'Rain Gods’
From marrying off frogs to making women plow fields while naked, rain rituals are shockingly common in India.
He Preached Slow Fashion. Then He Collaborated With Fast Fashion Icon H&M.
Researchers say the fast fashion retailer H&M ‘used’ the COVID-19 crisis to cut workers’ wages, pushing them further into poverty.
‘Our Biggest Fear Came True’: Warnings by Locals Near the Deadly Glacier Burst Were Ignored
Since 2019, Indigenous tribes in villages near the glacier had warned local authorities about the dangers of rampant development in the ecologically fragile region.
In Photos: The Devastation After a Himalayan Glacier Burst a Dam in India
The glacial burst triggered flash floods and an avalanche that have left at least 15 people dead, while 170 are missing.
The World’s Highest Mountain Has Grown By Two Feet
China and Nepal have announced the new height for Mount Everest after previous disagreements on including the snow cap.
The Himalayas Are Melting Faster Than Ever. A Proposal by The Indian Gov’t May Accelerate the Pace.
Proposed industrial projects – across 12 states that span the Himalayan mountain range – threaten immense ecological damage and loss of livelihood.
Narendra Modi’s Home State’s Pride May Be Putting the Last Wild Prides of Asiatic Lions at Risk
India’s Supreme Court ordered the translocation of the lions in 2013, but the country’s environment ministry and state of Gujarat have not yet complied.