• Monday, 4th May 2026

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Jaideep Hardikar

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Jaideep Hardikar

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Vidarbha’s pastoralists paying a pandemic price

The Nanda Gaolis and other dairy farmers in eastern Maharashtra are facing losses from the drop in demand for milk…
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Water will cost a lot more as India grapples with the worst crisis ever

The unprecedented water crisis in half the country this year have sent alarm bells ringing. But warning signs have been…
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‘Tiger! Tiger!’ – a conflict burning very bright

Three-year-old Vihan Kodwate still has nightmares about the tiger attack and clings to his mother, Sulochana….
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‘Where will the tigers go?’

Tiger landscapes in Vidarbha are shrinking, largely due to infrastructure projects, while the tiger population is growing. So the animals…
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Jaideep Hardikar

Jaideep Hardikar is a senior journalist and PARI Roving Reporter, based in Nagpur. He is author of Ramrao: The story of India’s farm crisis.

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