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Laasya is The Xylom's Managing Editor, based in Chennai, India. She is a veteran of two venerable local independent news outlets, Citizen Matters and Newslaundry. As a freelancer, she has written extensively on environmental issues, women's and children's rights, and other critical social and civic issues for the BBC, Thomson Reuters, Nature, Dialogue Earth, and Mongabay India. She holds a Master's degree in Journalism from Bharathiar University.
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Apr 17, 2026 ∙ 6 min
The White-Winged Duck’s Last Call
Conservation breeding is key to increasing the number of critically endangered white-winged ducks. Although India has the largest remaining population in the wild, funding for conservation efforts remains a challenge.
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Apr 9, 2026 ∙ 10 min
This Indian Billionaire is Trying to Get Trump to Drop His Bribery Charges. Meanwhile, His Company is Forcing Out Another Indigenous Tribe for Coal.
Billionaire Gautam Adani is accused of building a global energy empire through bribes, bypassing sanctions, violating tribal rights, and targeting journalists. While his rival has been stopped by public outcry, the Adani group has shown no signs of changing course.
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Nov 7, 2025 ∙ 8 min
MSC Is Wrecking Ocean Ecosystems And Livelihoods from India to Massachusetts
A deep dive into Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) shows that the world’s largest container shipping company has a history of accidents and was once fined for illegally dumping bilge waste into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Mar 29, 2025 ∙ 5 min
இந்திய பெண்கள் சூரியனின் ஆற்றலைக் கொண்டு தமது கைகளால் மீனை உலர வைக்கின்றனர்.
தெற்காசியாவை உள்ளிட்ட பல பகுதிகளில் மீனை உலர வைக்கும் உழைப்பாளர்களில் பெண்கள் ஆதிக்கம் செலுத்துகின்றனர்.
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Feb 5, 2025 ∙ 6 min
Indian Women Dry Fish With the Power of the Sun, in the Palms of Their Hands
As fish-drying process is becoming automated, Indian women are finally reclaiming lost hours for leisure and bonding with their children.
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