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India, Enlightened
ISSUE: Summer 2009, feature stories | May 28, 2009
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From more erratic rainfall patterns to melting Himalayan glaciers, the impact of climate change is already apparent in Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.
Map by Joe LeMonnier
From more erratic rainfall patterns to melting Himalayan glaciers, the impact of climate change is already apparent in Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.
Map by Joe LeMonnier
Pilgrims bring statues of their gods to be purified in the Ganga.
Diane Cook and Len Jenshel
Women walk miles for water in the Thar Desert.
Diane Cook and Len Jenshel
As sunset casts long shadows, women and children converge on a pond in the village of Rodwa Khurd in western Rajasthan.
Diane Cook and Len Jenshel
In the village of Roopji Raja Beri, Prem Ram describes the workings of the water pyramid.
Diane Cook and Len Jenshel
Two brothers in Badgujran study in the glow of a solar lantern.
Diane Cook and Len Jenshel
A mural on a water tank in Zala ki Chowki, near Jodhpur, imagines a solar-powered future.
Diane Cook and Len Jenshel
A parking lot in the Chandni Chowk section of Old Dehli holds hundreds of two-wheelers
Diane Cook and Len Jenshel
The Metro will soon reach Dehli's Indira Gandhi International Airport
Diane Cook and Len Jenshel
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