Articles by Harsh Ashish Nagda

Harsh is a passionate math enthusiast and an environmentalist, from his 12th itself he has used the power of numbers to make predictions and estimate the best possible outcomes for local organisations and companies. Even though the combination of numbers, data and weather is new to him, his appreciation towards nature and the environment is what makes him go forward in the field to make Earth a better place to live.

Mumbai's M/East Ward, a sprawling peripheral area including Mankhurd, Govandi, Deonar, Trombay and Chembur, embodies a tale of two cities. It is a vital economic engine, home to major industrial facilities such as the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Tata Power, RCF and HPCL. At the same time, it lies on the city's fringe where its unseen have been pushed over decades, from the mountains of waste at the Deonar landfill to the marginalised communities resettled in its cramped colonies. Our study on the impact of rising urban temperatures reveals just how this deep-seated inequality is baked into the very…

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