Sayantan Bera

3 weeks ago | livemint.com | Sayantan Bera

newsletters Summary This issue of the climate newsletter discusses vanishing camels of Rajasthan and animal-free proteins, plus research and news updates and a film recommendation This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Climate Change & You is a fortnightly newsletter by Bibek Bhattacharya and Sayantan Bera. Subscribe to Mint's newsletters to get them directly in your email inbox.

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New Delhi, April 19 -- Climate Change & You is a fortnightly newsletter by Bibek Bhattacharya and Sayantan Bera. Subscribe to Mint's newsletters to get them directly in your email inbox. Dear Reader,Last week, I spent a few days in Rajasthan with camel herders. I was traveling for a ground report for aMintLong Story, trying to understand the reasons behind a steady decline in the camel population in India. Looks like camels may end up as zoo exhibits in a decade or two.

3 weeks ago | livemint.com | Sayantan Bera

Industry Summary Arab states are spending millions to conserve camels—they organize racing events, beauty contests and promote camel milk. On the other hand, Rajasthan, home to over 85% of the camels in India, has been ignoring the animal. Could they disappear altogether as a domesticated species? This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Pali, Rajasthan: Karna Ram knows the truth about himself.

4 weeks ago | htsyndication.com | Sayantan Bera

Pali, Rajasthan, April 17 -- Karna Ram knows the truth about himself. It's a calling actually, conferred on him by a divine decree and a long line of ancestors. A calling which lightens his being and gives meaning to his life. Ram is a caregiver and protector of camels. Doesn't matter if everyone else is giving up. Ram will die a camel herder. That's who I am. That's what my heart wants, Ram says.

1 month ago | htsyndication.com | Sayantan Bera

New Delhi, March 26 -- Summer's only just set in, but several states have already seen heatwaves as well as warm nights. The Met department has forecast a spike in mercury in the coming days. Mint explains the forecasts and the likely impact on the economy and food prices. What is the state of play so far? India officially considers March-May as summer. But this year, Goa and Maharashtra recorded the first heatwave in late February-still winter and a historic first.