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Sanket Jain

Sanket Jain is an award-winning independent journalist and documentary photographer based in western India’s Maharashtra state. He is a senior People’s Archive of Rural India and an Earth Journalism Network fellow. His work has appeared in more than 35 publications. Sanket is the recipient of the Covering Climate Now Award, One World Media Award, New York University’s Online Journalism Award, and several other national and international awards.

Latest Articles

Environment
Environment
The hidden toll of air pollution on India’s athletes
7 Nov 2024
From 1998 to 2021, India’s average annual particulate pollution increased by 68%. As air pollution levels rise, athletes are experiencing unexpected health and performance issues, forcing many to quit sports.
Environment
Environment
How air pollution is aggravating malnutrition in India
7 Nov 2024
A growing body of research from several Asian and African countries points to a direct link between air pollution and malnutrition.
Food systems
Food systems
Climate change threatens traditional food storage systems — and ways of life
10 Oct 2024
Farming communities in India and elsewhere store harvested crops in structures built from natural materials. But weather extremes are destroying them.
Global health
Global health
Indian community health care workers take on climate and health education
8 Oct 2024
In the face of rising climate disasters, ASHAs are silently undertaking the task of educating communities on the health effects of climate change.
Global health
Global health
How digital record keeping is strengthening community health care in India
1 Oct 2024
Khushi Baby, a nonprofit based in Rajasthan, India, addresses health care gaps by using digital records to track maternal and child health focusing on malnutrition, anemia, and vaccination coverage.
Global health
Global health
Climate crisis and food insecurity are driving anemia in India
24 Apr 2024
Climate change threatens India's 378 million women of childbearing age with anemia due to rising temperatures and declining crop nutrients.
Food Systems
Food Systems
Climate change-driven pests silently devastate Indian farms
13 Feb 2024
Climate change-induced pest attacks are destroying India’s farms, posing a threat to food security and livelihoods. With rising temperature, pests are increasing rapidly, leading to huge losses that are pushing farmers into debt.
Gender equality
Gender equality
How an Indian farmer uses sports to save girls from early marriage
12 Dec 2023
India is home to 223 million child brides — the world’s highest. India accounts for 1 in 3 of the world’s child brides, UNICEF data shows.
Food systems
Food systems
India's paradox of surplus grains and soaring food insecurity
7 Dec 2023
Some 233.9 million people remain undernourished in India. That means 74.1% of Indians cannot afford a healthy diet due to stagnant income levels. But India has an all-time high of grain production.
Global health
Global health
Trauma to triumph: ASHA helping women overcome depression in India
9 Oct 2023
ASHA is a cadre of over a million all-women health care workers appointed for every 1,000 people in India. In 2006, the health ministry began using ASHA to cut infant and maternal mortality rates.
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