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  • As the national capital shivers in its coldest winter in a century, its homeless crowd around fires on pavements to pass the freezing nights
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • As the national capital shivers in its coldest winter in a century, its homeless crowd around fires on pavements to pass the freezing nights
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • However, the night shelters provided by the government are usually not good. They do not have enough blankets, quilts or other things to keep out the cold. Many homeless persons thus have no choice but to sleep out in the bitter cold.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • As the national capital shivers in its coldest winter in a century, its homeless crowd around fires on pavements to pass the freezing nights
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The number of severe cold days in the national capital in December 2019, made it the coldest December in a century after 1997. The Delhi government does provide night-time shelters for the homeless during winter. These are called 'Rain Baseras', a Hindi word meaning night homes.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • At the end of the day, when everything is done, it is time to hit the sack. But for the homeless of Delhi, who number at least a lakh (by 2011 Census), that is easier said than done. Nobody would want to snooze on a pavement, under foggy and rainy skies, with temperatures hitting below zero.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • As the national capital shivers in its coldest winter in a century, its homeless crowd around fires on pavements to pass the freezing nights
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • And it is during Delhi's notoriously cold winters that the need for shelter is particularly felt. The homeless of Delhi usually live on the capital's pavements, with no protection from the elements. Here, they bathe, cook, go to work and eat.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Delhi, the capital of India, is also its second most populous city. It draws hordes of migrants, who come in search of better lives. However, with the city failing to meet the needs of all migrants, many do not get even that most basic necessity shelter.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Tourist resorts have replaced natural paddy fields that recharge groundwater
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Tourist resorts have replaced natural paddy fields that recharge groundwater
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Mindless growth of coffee plantations caused landslide in Kodagu district in Karnataka
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Mindless growth of coffee plantations caused landslide in Kodagu district in Karnataka
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Deforestation, Urbanisation, Illegal mining and dumping of effluents along the Cauvery river has left the basin battered and bruised. Decades of degradation has led to an unprecedented crisis for the 15 million who live on its banks.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Deforestation, Urbanisation, Illegal mining and dumping of effluents along the Cauvery river has left the basin battered and bruised. Decades of degradation has led to an unprecedented crisis for the 15 million who live on its banks.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Deforestation, Urbanisation, Illegal mining and dumping of effluents along the Cauvery river has left the basin battered and bruised. Decades of degradation has led to an unprecedented crisis for the 15 million who live on its banks.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The 765 km Cauvery river that flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is slowly dying due to unregulated inflow of sewage and industrial effluent from cities such as Salem.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The 765 km Cauvery river that flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is slowly dying due to unregulated inflow of sewage and industrial effluent from cities such as Salem.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The 765 km Cauvery river that flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is slowly dying due to unregulated inflow of sewage and industrial effluent from cities such as Salem.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The 765 km Cauvery river that flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is slowly dying due to unregulated inflow of sewage and industrial effluent from cities such as Salem.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The 765 km Cauvery river that flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is slowly dying due to unregulated inflow of sewage and industrial effluent from cities such as Salem.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The 765 km Cauvery river that flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is slowly dying due to unregulated inflow of sewage and industrial effluent from cities such as Salem.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The 765 km Cauvery river that flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is slowly dying due to unregulated inflow of sewage and industrial effluent from cities such as Salem.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Wild Coriander
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Wild Coriander
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Wild Coriander
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Wild Coriander
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Rasiya – Oryza Rufipogon/Tinni ka Chawal – Harvesting Tinni ka Chawal is tedious, so it was never considered for commercial cultivation
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Rasiya – Oryza Rufipogon/Tinni ka Chawal – Harvesting Tinni ka Chawal is tedious, so it was never considered for commercial cultivation
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Boiled Sikiya- Digitaria Sanguinalis/Sikiya – The Baiga community practices bewar, a shifting slash-and-burn method of farming, which respects the forest ecosystem
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Boiled Sikiya- Digitaria Sanguinalis/Sikiya – The Baiga community practices bewar, a shifting slash-and-burn method of farming, which respects the forest ecosystem
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Boiled Sikiya- Digitaria Sanguinalis/Sikiya – The Baiga community practices bewar, a shifting slash-and-burn method of farming, which respects the forest ecosystem
    by Vikas Choudhary