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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.
Stories (7)
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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Jan 27, 2025 ∙ 5 min
గజరాజులతో పోరాటంలో పేదరికంలోకి దక్షిణాది రైతు
గత దశాబ్ద కాలంగా ఏనుగులు మనుషుల జీవన్మరణ పోరాటంలో జిల్లాలో 6,900కు పైగా ఏనుగుల దాడులు మానవులపై జరిగాయి.
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Jan 15, 2025 ∙ 6 min
मानव-वन्यजीव संघर्ष रोखण्यासाठी भारताने बिबट्यांची नसबंदी करण्याचा प्रस्ताव दिला आहे
“मला खात्री आहे की नसबंदी हा एकमेव उपाय असू शकत नाही.”
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