India chemical factory fire kills at least eight, injures dozens
Police file culpable homicide charges, including negligence in handling toxic substances, against factory owners.
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Explosion and fire at chemical factory in India kills at least 9, injures 64
THANE, India (AP) — An explosion and fire at a chemical factory in western India killed at least nine people and 64 were injured, officials said Friday.
Farmers in India are weary of politicians’ lackluster response to their climate-driven water crisis
BEED, India (AP) — On a stifling hot day this May, farm worker Shobha Londhe is reminded of the desperate conditions that led her husband to take his own life. It’s the hottest and driest summer in years, she said, and for farm workers that often means little to no income, rising debts and intolerable heat.
How do you find a bride? The new struggle in crisis-hit rural India
As climate change, low earnings and high debts batter them, young male farmers can’t find women willing to marry them.
New Delhi on high alert as temperature reaches 47.1 C
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Parts of northwest India sweltered under scorching temperatures on Saturday, with the capital New Delhi under a severe weather alert.
Parts of northern India scorched by extreme heat with New Delhi on high alert
NEW DELHI (AP) — Parts of northwest India sweltered under scorching temperatures on Saturday, with the capital New Delhi under a severe weather alert as extreme temperatures strike parts of the country.
India’s silent youth crisis: College-educated but poorer than a farm hand
Two-thirds of India’s unemployed youth are educated — a fraction which has doubled since 2000. As India votes, a question gnaws at its future: If education can’t get you a job, is it even worth it?