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Reporter’s Notebook: Indoor air in India can be just as bad as the country’s toxic smog. Was I wrong to be surprised?

India’s polluted skylines regularly make international news. But it’s only now coming to light that air quality inside homes, which mainly affects women in the kitchen, can be just as bad.

by Disha ShettyApr 11, 2022

Money in the forecast: Women reap unexpected gains from India’s investment in early weather warning systems

by Disha ShettyFeb 25, 2022

This story was co-published with The Wire.

In rural India, stricken by pandemic, necessity of invention fills in for the state: Reporter’s Notebook

by Puja ChangoiwalaFeb 1, 2022

The draft abortion ruling that shook the states

by Eva RodriguezMay 4, 2022

With the Supreme Court set to overturn Roe v. Wade, New York prepares to become an abortion safe haven

by Jessica WashingtonMay 3, 2022

This story was co-published with THE CITY.

How abortion restrictions compare, state-by-state

by Jessica Washington, Erica HensleyMay 3, 2022

‘I can’t keep this baby’: Pregnant Ukrainian refugees struggle to get abortion care

by Hanna KozlowskaMay 3, 2022

This story was co-published with The Cut.

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Early puberty cases have surged during covid, doctors say

A mother in Mumbai noticed that her eight-year-old daughter seemed to be developing breasts. Then came bloodstains on her clothes. The little girl had gotten her first period. Did the pandemic push the child into puberty? Doctors around the world blame the pandemic for a surge in early puberty?

by Puja ChangoiwalaMar 28, 2022

This story was co-published with The Washington Post.

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Analysis: India is building a women-only social safety net

Political parties across India have promised a host of new social programs exclusively for women. Is it politics or progress?

by Mahima JainJan 26, 2022

This story was co-published with Foreign Policy.

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In the Sundarban, climate change has an unlikely effect — on child sex-trafficking

Child trafficking is on the rise in one of the most climate vulnerable places on earth—revealing blind spots in climate policy, experts tell contributor Ritwika Mitra.

by Ritwika MitraJan 20, 2022

This story was co-published with The Wire.

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Mysterious deaths of mother, daughter lay bare neglect of rural healthcare in India

The deaths of a village elder and her daughter during India’s second COVID-19 wave raise important questions about lapses in the Indian government’s pandemic response.

by Puja ChangoiwalaNov 20, 2021

This story was published in partnership with The Fuller Project and The Wire.

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The loneliest lactation consultant in the world

Pakistan has 50 million women of childbearing age and only one globally certified person to help them feed their newborns.

by Hina HusainOct 26, 2021

This story was published in partnership with Foreign Policy and The Fuller Project.

‘The Pain Was Unbearable’: Thousands of Women Subjected to Banned ‘Virginity Tests’

The notorious two-finger test was outlawed in Pakistan last year, but an investigation by The Fuller Project and VICE World News showed that doctors are still subjecting rape survivors to the test with impunity.

by Suddaf ChaudrySep 17, 2021

This story was published in partnership with VICE World News and The Fuller Project.

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Words for Her: Indians in America Pay Tribute to Those Affected by COVID

Those in the U.S. with ties to India are reckoning with uncertainty and fear for themselves, those immediately around them, and loved ones across the world.

by Tanvi MisraAug 1, 2021

This story was published in partnership with NBC News and The Fuller Project.

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Anantnag, Indian-Administered Kashmir: ‘I Have Children And I Fear To Go Near Them’

A hospital worker in Anantnag fears for her health and the safety of her family amid India’s COVID crisis.

by Raihana MaqboolJun 9, 2021

Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh: ‘Our Supervisors Tell Us Not to Take the Vaccine. They Tell us That the Injection Will Kill Us.’

In India, 90% of sanitation workers lack health insurance, putting them at increased risk if they were to fall ill and lack access to health care.

by Swati Sanyal TarafdarMay 21, 2021

Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

Pune, Maharashtra: A Haze of Delirium and Rumors of a Medical Hoax

It is 10 p.m. and the city of Pune echoes with the wail of ambulance sirens. Medical staff are losing both patients and hope. A mother and daughter fight to keep their bond.

by Priya MirchandaniMay 21, 2021

Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

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