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Science and environment journalist. Consulting Editor @timesofindia. Contributing @sciencemagazine. Tips etc: cvaishnavi@gmail.com

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Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar’s Journalist Portfolio

How Mumbai battled the 1918-19 influenza pandemic

How Mumbai battled the 1918-19 influenza pandemic

Returning soldiers from World War I brought influenza to Bombay.

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Discovering Mumbai's Art Deco Treasures

Discovering Mumbai's Art Deco Treasures

The city has the world's second-largest collection of the buildings, second only to Miami. But even as they g…

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As Droughts Spread Across India, So Does Water Budgeting

As Droughts Spread Across India, So Does Water Budgeting

In India, the world's largest user of groundwater, parched rural communities face severe water shortages due …

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The Lion City's Glorious Past - Archaeology Magazine

The Lion City's Glorious Past - Archaeology Magazine

In 1817, Sir Stamford Raffles, the governor of the British colony of Bencoolen in Sumatra, set off to find a …

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Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

Why India is still looking for a perfect cookstove

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Climate Change Is Stretching Mumbai to Its Limit

Climate Change Is Stretching Mumbai to Its Limit

Facing sea-level rise, flooding, and landslides, the city's residents are finding resilience--because they ha…

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‘Wastelands’ No More: India Charts a Future for Its Grasslands

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By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar Verified
| Yale Environment 360 Verified
Since the colonial era, India has regarded its native scrublands and savannas as little more than degraded forest. Now, amid a growing recognition of rangelands globally, officials are working to map the nation’s ailing grasslands, with a view to restoring these vital ecosystems. It’s almost noon, and the sun is high over Gulunche, a village in the western Indian state of Maharashtra that is surrounded by sugarcane fields, grassy pastures, and short trees.
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In Shivaji Park, a new generation of protesters meets an old political stage Original

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By Priyanka Kakodkar Verified, Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar Verified
| The Times of India Verified
Mumbai: They balanced on the compound walls of Art Deco buildings, jumped on top of stationary police vans, and wore the national flag on their shoulders. The crowds at Friday’s Tiranga rally held cheeky placards and proud banners: “They said Gen Z only knows how to scroll.
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Poor nighttime cooling disrupts sleep & increases risk of heat stroke: Expert

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By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar Verified
| MSN India Verified
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar MUMBAI: In Mumbai, the number of 'unusually warm nights' in a year more than doubled from an average of 12 nights in 1981-2010 to 26 in 2011-2024, according to an analysis of IMD data by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). "Poor nighttime cooling disrupts sleep and recovery, especially for people doing physically demanding outdoor work," said CEEW fellow Vishwas Chitale.
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