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Rajeev Tyagi

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  • Student, Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
Bhopal, Southern Asia
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Covers:  Environment, Development, Under-reported issues, Cinema, Culture
Journalist. @columbiajourn alum. Covering climate, science + public policy. Grassroots Change and Global Stakes. इतना काम है कि सारा काम ठप्प पड़ा है |

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Work at Groundreport | Covering environment, climate change, and development-related issues while travelling in India |

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To Tackle Obesity, India Needs More Than High Soda Taxes | Think Global Health

To Tackle Obesity, India Needs More Than High Soda Taxes | Think Global Health

New taxes and policy target soft drinks, but they overlook other sugary beverages and the country's "obesogen…

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Video Community rallies to save WWII bomb site-turned-garden in heart of London

Video Community rallies to save WWII bomb site-turned-garden in heart of London

An extension would block sunlight, and the council must secure £50,000 for shade-tolerant planting.

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Life After Machagora Dam: No Water, No Jobs, No Justice

Life After Machagora Dam: No Water, No Jobs, No Justice

Displaced by Machagora Dam, villagers in MP struggle with broken promises, inadequate compensation, and subst…

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Could the New US-India Critical Minerals Pact Fall Apart?

Could the New US-India Critical Minerals Pact Fall Apart?

Could the New US-India Critical Minerals Pact Fall Apart? - PassBlue

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Two Protests, Two Continents: Grassroots Movements Against Toxic Waste Disposal - Non Profit News...

Two Protests, Two Continents: Grassroots Movements Against Toxic Waste Disposal - Non Profit News...

What can the people-powered protests movements of Pithampur, India, and North Carolina's Warren County teach …

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Madhya Pradesh: ‘Medical Waste is Dangerous, but we Don’t Know Diseases it can Cause’

Madhya Pradesh: ‘Medical Waste is Dangerous, but we Don’t Know Diseases it can Cause’

Most people in the state’s rural areas are unaware of medical waste's adverse health effects. Even health cen…

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On The Frontlines: How India’s Healthcare Workers Are Breaking The Vicious Cycle Of Child Marriage And Malnutrition

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By Rajeev Tyagi
| Feminism In India Verified
Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh: The sun is overhead, blazing, when Nisa arrives at the sub-health center in Hirankhedi, Rajgarh. The center is busy with other patients for check-ups, immunization, and the recently launched human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination against cervical cancer. The walls are full of all the necessary health guidelines and advice. A ceiling fan is still out due to a lack of electricity. Almost all plastic and steel chairs are occupied.
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How The Climate Crisis Accelerates Child Marriage In India: The Need For Intersectional Safety Nets

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By Rajeev Tyagi
| Feminism In India Verified
Varsha Beldar, from the Pardhi community, was sixteen years old when her family decided she would be married. The engagement had been made three years earlier, in 2022, when she was barely a teenager. Her mother, speaking in a mix of Hindi and her local dialect, described the circumstances of her daughter’s marriage in Rajgarh, a district on the northern edge of the Malwa plateau in Madhya Pradesh. They had no choice; once engaged, “the marriage just had to happen.” And it did in 2025.
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From Child Groom To Grassroots Activist: How Manish Dangi Is Ending Child Marriage In Madhya Pradesh

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By Rajeev Tyagi
| Feminism In India Verified
Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh: Sometime in 2003, Manish Dangi got married. He remembers the music, the band, the new clothes, the thrill, and being the center of attention. “At that time, it felt fun,” Dangi recalled. “What would a seventh- or eighth-grade child even understand?” Dangi was 14 years old and in school. Soon, when he went to school, his peers pointed at a girl as his wife. He barely understood what that meant, though he said that he felt his life had been restricted.
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